game

jeu

Activité pratiquée pour s’amuser, généralement avec des règles et un objectif de victoire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : play a game, board game, card game, strategy game

jeu, amusement

Activité faite pour s’amuser, sans forcément avoir de règles fixes ni de gagnant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : make a game of something (We made a game of sorting the laundry.)

Synonymes : amusement, pastime

Expressions courantes : fun and game, silly game, make a game

gibier

Oiseaux et animaux sauvages chassés pour être mangés, ou leur viande.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : hunt game, wild game, game birds, game meat

jouer, jouer aux jeux vidéo

Passer du temps à jouer, surtout sur un ordinateur ou une console.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : game with someone (I game with my friends on weekends.)

Synonymes : play video games

Expressions courantes : game online, game with friends, game all night

manipuler, exploiter

Utiliser les failles des règles pour obtenir un avantage injuste.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : manipulate, exploit

Expressions courantes : game the system, game the rules, game the rankings