shell game

ʃɛl ɡeɪm
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Translation of shell game from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

street trick

US
game where a pea is hidden under shells
US
dopjesspel
  • He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.Hij verloor geld bij het spelen van het balletjesspel op de kermis.
2.

deception

US
deceptive scheme involving rapid fund movement
US
  • The investment turned out to be a shell game.De investering bleek zwendel te zijn.
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  • shell game: game where a pea is hidden under shells
    (street trick) dopjesspel

Synonyms and analogies of shell game in English

Examples of shell game in a sentence

  • The shell game is a classic con trick.
  • The company's finances were a shell game.
  • He fell victim to a classic shell game scam.

Translations of "shell game" in Context ordered by category and frequency

dopjesspel

The shell game that we play... is technically called 'renormalization'.

Dit dopjesspel dat wij spelen... wordt technisch 'renormalisatie' genoemd.

It's a shell game, isn't it?

Het is een dopjesspel, is het niet?

gokspel

Academia's a shell game that only rich kids can win.

Opleiding is een gokspel dat enkel rijke kinderen kunnen winnen.

He's been playing a shell game.

Hij speelt een gokspel.

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shell game: Examples and translations in context

Just the old shell game.

Dank je, net een dopjesspel.

It's a shell game, isn't it?

Het is een dopjesspel, is het niet?

Academia's a shell game that only rich kids can win.

Opleiding is een gokspel dat enkel rijke kinderen kunnen winnen.

He's been playing a shell game.

Hij speelt een gokspel.

Despite his crucial role in the development of quantum electrodynamics, he wrote the following in 1985: The shell game that we play is technically called 'renormalization'.

Ondanks zijn cruciale rol in de ontwikkeling van de kwantumelektrodynamica, schreef hij het volgende: Dit dopjesspel dat wij spelen... wordt technisch 'renormalisatie' genoemd.

; The shell game; The evolution of the horse...; The evolution of the fork...)

; Balletje-balletje (het dopjesspel); De evolutie van het paard...; De evolutie van de vork...)

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