game show

See also: gameshow

English

Alternative forms

gameshow

Noun

game show (plural game shows)

(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: ゲーム番組 (gēmu bangumi)
Korean: 게임쇼 (geimsyo)
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
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]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej.me ˈʃow/ [ˈɡeɪ̯.me ˈʃoʊ̯]

Noun

game show m (plural game shows)

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