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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespartie terminée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paʁ.ti tɛʁ.mi.ne
"C'est la partie terminée pour notre équipe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The end of a video game, typically resulting from the player losing all their lives or failing to complete an objective.
"He faced a sudden game over after crashing his car into the virtual wall."
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An expression used to signal that a situation is completely finished, hopeless, or decisively lost.
"Once the manager found out about the missing funds, it was game over for our department."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from arcade and video game culture of the late 20th century, combining the noun 'game' and the adverb/prejective 'over'. Originally displayed on electronic screens to signify the definitive end of a player's attempt or lives, it has since evolved into a common idiom denoting total failure, defeat, or the definitive conclusion of any undertaking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Game over" is said worldwide
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partie terminée
Transliteration: paʁ.ti tɛʁ.mi.ne
"C'est la partie terminée pour notre équipe."
Spiel vorbei
Transliteration: ʃpiːl foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ
"Nach diesem Fehler war das Spiel vorbei."
fine dei giochi
Transliteration: ˈfiː.ne dei ˈdʒɔː.ki
"Con questa mossa, è la fine dei giochi."
fin del juego
Transliteration: fin del ˈxwe.ɣo
"Una vez que descubrieron el plan, fue el fin del juego."
fim de jogo
Transliteration: fĩ dʒi ˈʒo.ɡu
"Com aquele erro, foi fim de jogo para nós."
खेल समाप्त
Transliteration: khel samapt
"उस गलती के बाद खेल समाप्त हो गया।"
游戏结束
Transliteration: yóu xì jié shù
"犯了这个错误之后，游戏就结束了。"
게임 오버
Transliteration: geim o-beo
"우승할 기회를 놓쳤으니 이제 게임 오버다."
ゲームオーバー
Transliteration: geemu oobaa
"そのミスをした時点でゲームオーバーだった。"
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