Usage examples of "spiel" in German with translation to English

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Es ist verrückt von dir, dein Leben aufs Spiel zu setzen. It is crazy of you to put your life at risk.
Wenn eine normale Person eine Flaschenpost verschickt, ist es nur eine kindliche Fantasie. Wenn Christoph Kolumbus eine Flaschenpost verschickt, steht das Schicksal eines ganzen Landes auf dem Spiel. When an average person sends a message in a bottle, it's just a childish fantasy. When Christopher Columbus sends a message in a bottle, the fate of an entire country is at stake.
Die Zukunft unseres Unternehmens steht auf dem Spiel. Wir haben in den letzten paar Jahren tiefrote Zahlen geschrieben. The future of our company is at stake. We have been heavily in the red for the last couple of years.
Erst die Arbeit, dann das Spiel Business before pleasure
Sie setzte ihr Leben aufs Spiel, um ihn zu retten. She risked her life to save him.
Das war ein abgekartetes Spiel. It was a put-up job.
Spiel nicht mit meinen Papieren herum. Don't monkey around with my papers.
Gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen to grin and bear it
Er hat seine Hand im Spiel He has a finger in the pie
Wir müssen das Spiel wohl verschieben. We should probably postpone the competition.
Es steht viel auf dem Spiel. The stakes are high.
Er macht gute Miene zum bösen Spiel He puts a good face on the matter
Glück im Spiel, Pech in der Liebe. Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
Im schlimmsten Fall machen wir eben gute Miene zum bösen Spiel. In the worst case scenario we'll just have to look as happy as we can.
Ich hoffe du begreifst, dass ich indem ich dir helfe, meinen guten Ruf auf's Spiel setze. I hope you realize that I'm putting my reputation on the line by helping you.
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