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spelverloop

English translation: irregular gameplay

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Dutch term or phrase:spelverloop
English translation:irregular gameplay
Entered by: Willemina Hagenauw

17:50 Mar 8, 2014
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / regulations
Dutch term or phrase: spelverloop
Hij moet (afwijkende) patronen in het speelgedrag kunnen herkennen, die duiden op bijvoorbeeld witwasactiviteiten, matchfixing en andere vormen van oneerlijk spelverloop.

Anyone?
Willemina Hagenauw
Local time: 11:42
irregular gameplay
Explanation:
Oneerlijk spelverloop

A "nice" way of saying "cheating"....

http://www.battlefieldheroes.com/en/forum/showthread.php?tid...
Selected response from:

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:42
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who's contributed!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3irregular gameplay
Dave Greatrix
4 +1and other irregular practices
Michael Beijer
3 +1foul play
Kitty Brussaard
4gameplay
Michael Beijer
4course of the game / development of the game
Alexander Schleber (X)
3dishonest play
freekfluweel


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dishonest play


Explanation:
niet letterlijk dus...

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Note added at 3 min (2014-03-08 17:54:28 GMT)
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or

illegal paly

freekfluweel
Netherlands
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael Beijer: or ‘dishonest gameplay’ / changed my mind now we have more context
6 mins
  -> 2 minuten is ook wellicht te snel om te antwoorden. I.i.g. is iedereen het erover eens dat "oneerlijk" bij "spelverloop" onlosmakelijk bij elkaar hoort, wil je een goede vertaling geven!
neutral  Alexander Schleber (X): the question was only for "spelverloop" not for "oneerlijk spelverloop"!!
2 hrs
  -> I'm not Google Translate!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oneerlijk spelverloop
foul play


Explanation:
(...) money laundering, match fixing and other forms of foul play.

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alexander Schleber (X): Absolutely right, except that is not what was asked. Versions that reflect the context should be in the comments, so that one can search for a term and get the corresponding translation.
2 hrs
  -> When posting this answer, I deliberately expanded the source term to "oneerlijk spelverloop" because I feel "spelverloop" cannot be seen separately from "oneerlijk" here.
agree  Jenny Mizrahi
12 hrs
  -> Thanks :-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gameplay


Explanation:
oneerlijk spelverloop = unfair gameplay

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Note added at 10 mins (2014-03-08 18:01:39 GMT)
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gameplay: (in computer games) the techniques or manner of playing a particular game, as opposed to its graphics, sound effects, etc. (Chambers)

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
irregular gameplay


Explanation:
Oneerlijk spelverloop

A "nice" way of saying "cheating"....

http://www.battlefieldheroes.com/en/forum/showthread.php?tid...

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who's contributed!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: oneerlijk spelverloop is cheating.......... if one wants English and not a 'translation'. /since we now know this is 'remote' gaming, then irregular gameplay will do it.
38 mins
agree  Michael Beijer: A nice, suitably general, way of putting it. Don't agree with writeaway though. It might just be cheating, but 'cheating' isn't necessarily the best word to use here.
1 hr
neutral  Alexander Schleber (X): the question was only for "spelverloop" not for "oneerlijk spelverloop"!!
2 hrs
  -> Splitting hairs Alexander...
agree  Kitty Brussaard
18 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
course of the game / development of the game


Explanation:
That is what is given in the Van Dale.
The other answers (except for gameplay) anticipate on the context, which is not entirely correct.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dave Greatrix: In this case the qualification "oneerlijk" would change the translation of "spelverloop"
1 hr
neutral  writeaway: people often parse questions incorrectly. the question should read oneerlijk spelverloop to make any real sense in the context.
2 hrs
neutral  Michael Beijer: Agree with writeaway and Dave. With all due respect, but this no longer makes much sense.
3 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en andere vormen van oneerlijk spelverloop
and other irregular practices


Explanation:
This might work too.

en andere vormen van oneerlijk spelverloop = and other irregular practices

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kitty Brussaard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Kitty! This seems to solve all the problems mentioned so far.
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