confidence game im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für confidence game im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

confidence game SUBST Am

confidence game

estafa f

confidence game

timo m ugs

Übersetzungen für confidence game im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

confidence [Am ˈkɑnfədəns, Brit ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] SUBST

1.1. confidence U (trust, faith):

confidence

confianza f

it doesn't inspire confidence

no inspira confianza

confidence in sb/sth

confianza en alguien/algo

I have every/the greatest confidence in her

tengo entera/absoluta confianza en ella

vote of confidence/no confidence

voto m de confianza/censura

1.2. confidence U (self-confidence):

confidence

confianza f en sí mismo

confidence

seguridad f en sí mismo

she's full of/she lacks confidence

tiene mucha/le falta confianza or seguridad en sí misma

2.1. confidence U (confidentiality):

he took her into his confidence

se confió a ella

I'm telling you this in confidence

te lo digo en confianza

send applications in confidence to …

envíe su solicitud a … Se garantiza absoluta reserva or discreción

in strict/strictest confidence

con absoluta/la más absoluta reserva

2.2. confidence C (secret):

confidence

confidencia f

they exchanged confidences

se hicieron confidencias

I.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] SUBST

1.1. game C (amusement):

game

juego m

games of chance and skill

juegos de azar y habilidad or destreza

it's all in the game

todo es parte del juego

to play the game

jugar limpio

to play the game according to the rules

seguir las reglas del juego

1.2. game C (type of sport):

game

deporte m

the fight game Am

el (deporte del) boxeo

tennis isn't really my game

el tenis no es mi fuerte

1.3. game C (way of playing):

to be on one's game

estar en forma

she's off her game

no está en forma

she's off her game

no está jugando tan bien como siempre

I played my normal game

jugué como de costumbre

2.1. game C SPORT:

game (complete match)

partido m

game (in board games, cards)

partida f

to have a game of chess/cards

jugar una partida de ajedrez/naipes

2.2. game C <games, pl > (competition):

game

juegos mpl

the Olympic Games

los Juegos Olímpicos

the Olympic Games

las Olimpíadas or Olimpiadas

the school games

los campeonatos del colegio

2.3. game Brit SCHULE:

C games + Sg Verb

deportes mpl

C games + Sg Verb

≈ educación f física

games master

≈ profesor m de deportes

games master

profesor m de educación física

games mistress

≈ profesora f de deportes

games mistress

profesora f de educación física

3. game C (part):

game (of tennis, squash match)

juego m

game (of bridge rubber)

manga f

Smith leads by two games to one

Smith gana por dos juegos a uno

they were one game all

iban empatados or iguales a un juego

4. game C (equipment):

game

juego m

5. game C (underhand scheme, ploy):

game

juego m

don't play games with me

no me vengas con juegecitos

the game's up

se acabó el juego

what's your game?

¿qué es lo que pretendes?

I wonder what their game is

me pregunto qué estarán tramando or qué se traerán entre manos

I know your little game!

¡te conozco el jueguito!

to be ahead of the game

llevar la delantera

to beat sb at her/his own game

ganarle or vencer a alguien con sus propias armas

to give the game away person:

descubrir el pastel ugs

she tried to deny it, but her blushes gave the game away

trató de negarlo, pero el sonrojarse la delató

two can play at that game

donde las dan las toman

to play a game

dejar transcurrir el tiempo

6. game (business, trade) ugs:

I'm in the publishing/antiques game

estoy metido en el mundo editorial/en el negocio de las antigüedades

to be on the game Brit sl

ser prostituta

to be on the game Brit sl

hacer la calle ugs

7. game U (in hunting):

game

caza f

big game

caza mayor

to be fair game

ser blanco legítimo

game fishing

pesca f deportiva (de grandes especies)

8. game U GASTRO:

game

caza f

II.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] ADJ

game attempt/person:

game

animoso

to be game (for sth/to + infin) we're going swimming, are you game?

vamos a nadar ¿te apuntas?

I'm game if you are

si tú te animas, yo también

she's game for anything

se apunta a todo

she's game for anything

es pierna para todo RíoPl ugs

she's game for anything

va a todas las paradas Chil ugs

they could win if they were game for a fight

podrían ganar si estuvieran dispuestos a luchar

I'm game to try anything once

yo estoy dispuesto a probarlo todo

III.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] VERB intr (in gambling, in video games)

game

jugar

IV.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] VERB trans Am ugs

game

estafar

confidence game im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für confidence game im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

confidence [ˈkɒnfɪdəns, Am ˈkɑ:nfə-] SUBST

1. confidence (trust):

confidence

confianza f

to have every confidence in sb

tener toda la confianza en alguien

to place one's confidence in sb/sth

poner la confianza en alguien/algo

to take sb into one's confidence

confiar en alguien

to win sb's confidence

ganarse la confianza de alguien

he certainly doesn't lack confidence

desde luego no le falta confianza en sí mismo

2. confidence kein Pl (secrecy):

confidences

confidencia f

I.game¹ [geɪm] SUBST

1. game (unit of sports):

game

juego m

2. game (unit of play):

game

partida f

board game

juego de mesa

game of chance

juego de azar

a game of chess

una partida de ajedrez

3. game SPORT (skill level):

to be off one's game a. übtr

estar en baja forma

4. game (tactic):

the game is up

todo se acabó

what's your game?

¿qué pretendes?

5. game pl Brit (organized school sports):

game

educación f física

the Olympic Games

los juegos olímpicos

Wendungen:

to give the game away

descubrir las cartas

two can play at that game

donde las dan las toman

to beat sb at his/her own game

ganar a alguien a sus propias cartas

to play the game Brit

jugar limpio

to be on the game Brit ugs

hacer la calle

II.game¹ [geɪm] ADJ

1. game ugs (willing):

game

animoso, -a

to be game (to do sth)

animarse (a hacer algo)

to be game for anything

no tener miedo a nada

2. game ugs (lame):

game

lisiado, -a

game² [geɪm] SUBST kein Pl (in hunting)

game

caza f

big game

caza mayor

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

A well-read charmer who liked to crack wise, he fleeced mostly relatives and close friends out of millions of dollars during a confidence game that lasted almost 20 years.

thechronicleherald.ca

Appealing to his greed and his masculinity, she convinces him to use his skills with crooked dice in a confidence game to help her separate convention-goers from their money.

en.wikipedia.org

An individual that practiced such a confidence game would be branded as a two-penny thief, and would soon be consigned to a house of correction.

en.wikipedia.org

It seems to be a confidence game.

www.stuff.co.nz

The world financial system has always been a confidence game.

www.smh.com.au

They were variants of the brokered loan confidence game.

en.wikipedia.org

This would be the death knell in the bankers' confidence game.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

It's a confidence game, in other words.

www.cbc.ca

This scheme, a form of confidence game, consisted of bilking wealthy widows of their money by encouraging them to invest in horses.

en.wikipedia.org

Because, from some angles, the profession looks like a confidence game.

www.slate.com