game

gioco

Attività svolta per divertirsi, di solito seguendo regole e cercando di vincere.

In inglese semplice: An activity people do for fun, often following rules and trying to win.

• Let's play a game.
• The children invented a new game.
• Who won the card game last night?

Espressioni comuni: play a game, board game, card game, strategy game

gioco, svago

Attività fatta per divertirsi, anche senza regole precise o un vincitore.

In inglese semplice: Something people do for enjoyment, which may have no fixed rules or winner.

• The children made a game of jumping over puddles.
• We played silly games while waiting for the bus.
• For the puppy, chasing leaves was a game.

Come si usa: make a game of something (We made a game of sorting the laundry.)

Sinonimi: amusement, pastime

Espressioni comuni: fun and game, silly game, make a game

selvaggina

Uccelli e animali selvatici cacciati per mangiarli, oppure la loro carne.

In inglese semplice: Wild birds and animals hunted for food, or their meat.

• They hunt game in the forest.
• The restaurant serves local game.
• Game birds are common on these hills.

Espressioni comuni: hunt game, wild game, game birds, game meat

giocare, giocare ai videogiochi

Passare il tempo giocando, soprattutto al computer o su una console.

In inglese semplice: To spend time playing games, especially on a computer or console.

• We game online after school.
• He gamed all evening with his friends.
• Do you prefer gaming on a computer or a console?

Come si usa: game with someone (I game with my friends on weekends.)

Sinonimi: play video games

Espressioni comuni: game online, game with friends, game all night

manipolare, sfruttare

Usare le lacune delle regole per ottenere un vantaggio scorretto.

In inglese semplice: To use gaps in rules to gain an unfair advantage.

• They tried to game the system.
• The company gamed the rankings with fake reviews.
• New rules prevent traders from gaming the market.

Sinonimi: manipulate, exploit

Espressioni comuni: game the system, game the rules, game the rankings