Glossary entry

engleză term or phrase:

to give the game away

română translation:

a dezvalui totul

Added to glossary by Claudia Anda-Maria Halas
Nov 13, 2007 17:41
16 yrs ago
engleză term

to give the game away

din engleză în română Afaceri/Financiar Finanţe (general)
The Wall Street Journal was in no doubt. Under the headline "Option Opulence", it reported how the "bull market is bringing huge paper profits to executives" of companies granting options. The quaint turn of the phrase gives the game away. the article shows that public disquiet about bosses' earnings is as old as the dining room
Change log

Nov 13, 2007 19:18: Cristiana Coblis changed "Term asked" from "the game away" to "to give the game away" , "Field (specific)" from "Altul" to "Finanţe (general)"

Nov 18, 2007 13:30: Claudia Anda-Maria Halas Created KOG entry

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engleză term (edited): the game away
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a dezvalui totul

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agree Anca Nitu : http://www.allwords.com/word-give the game away.html
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agree Cristiana Coblis
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agree RODICA CIOBANU
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agree MKeks
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a strica gluma/surpriza

"give the game away
to spoil a surprise or a joke by letting someone know something that should have been kept secret. We were trying to pretend we didn't know it was her birthday but Sam gave the game away."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give the game away
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engleză term (edited): the game away

a se da de gol

aici
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agree RODICA CIOBANU : pozitiv,dar nu neaparat reflexiv
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