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Forms: givoco (data provider: donatus-sup)
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Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Giuóc-o, s. m. pl. chi, dim. Giuóc-hétto, Giuóc-olíno, Giuóc-ólo, disp. Giuóc-áccio,
1. game, sport, diversion. Levarsi da —, to leave off playing; 2. play, sport, jeer, banter. Mettere a —, to ridicule. Parlare a —, to speak in jest; 3. thing, business, fact; 4. art, artifice; 5. mode of acting or proceeding. — d'amore, the venereal act. — di mano, legerdemain, sleight of hand. — marziale, engagement, battle; 6. trick, fetch.M'ha fatto un cattivo —, he has played me a scurvy trick; 7. procedure, behaviour. Badare al —, to attend diligently to the thing in hand. Dire buon —, to give one's self up for conquered. Far —, to make game at, deride. — di po che tavole, a light affair. Fare buon —, to act with good faith. — di testa, invention. Porre in —, pigliarsi —, to deride, mock, rally, laugh at. Il giuoco della cieca, blindman's buff. — di vele, a set of sails, 8. a jet of water. A, da —, in jest, for fun.
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