game show

See also: gameshow

English

Navy servicemen participate in television game show Wheel of Fortune.

Alternative forms

• gameshow

Noun

game show (plural game shows)

1. (games, broadcasting) A radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.

Translations

a radio or television programme

• Armenian: խաղային շոու (xaġayin šou)
• Azerbaijani: oyun şousu
• Belarusian: гульняво́е шо́у (hulʹnjavóje šóu)
• Catalan: joc televisat m
• Czech: herní show
• Finnish: visa (fi), visailu (fi)
• French: jeu télévisé m
• Georgian: თამაში შოუ (tamaši šou)
• German: Spielshow f
• Greek: παιχνίδι (el) n (paichnídi), τηλεπαιχνίδι (el) n (tilepaichnídi)
• Hungarian: vetélkedő (hu), tv-vetélkedő, televíziós vetélkedő, kvízműsor (hu)
• Italian: gioco a premi m
• Japanese: クイズ番組 (kuizu bangumi)
• Macedonian: игра шоу (igra šou)
• Portuguese: game show (pt) m, concurso de televisão m
• Russian: телеигра́ (ru) f (teleigrá)
• Serbo-Croatian: kviz (sh)
• Spanish: concurso de televisión m, concurso (es) m, programa de concursos m
• Thai: เกมโชว์ (th) (geem-choo)
• Vietnamese: trò chơi truyền hình

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} gioco teletrasmesso
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 방송된 게임 (bangsongdoen geim)
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 電視播送的遊戲／电视播送的游戏, ^{(please verify)} 电视播送的游戏 (dian shibosong deyouxi)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} juego televisado m

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English game show.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej.mi ˈʃow/ [ˈɡeɪ̯.mi ˈʃoʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej.mi ˈʃow/ [ˈɡeɪ̯.mi ˈʃoʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej.me ˈʃow/ [ˈɡeɪ̯.me ˈʃoʊ̯]

Noun

game show m (plural game shows)

1. game show (television programme where individuals compete for a prize)