English-Portuguese translations for great game

• Grande Jogo
  A liga do grande jogo de râguebi do aderiu ao sistema métrico há anos. The great game of rugby league went metric years ago.
  A sua importância tem sido reconhecida desde os dias da «rota da seda» e durante a era do «Grande Jogo». Its importance has been recognised since the days of the 'silk road' and during the era of the 'Great Game'.
  Sabemos do novo grande jogo que está a ser jogado em torno dos oleodutos, com a Rússia, os Americanos, os Iranianos, os Turcos e os Afegãos a concorrerem todos uns com os outros. We know of the new great game being played around the oil pipelines with Russia, the Americans, the Iranians, the Turks and the Afghans all vying with each other.

Definition of great game

• The strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia, mainly during the 19th century

Related words

• Great Frigatebird
• Great Gaddesden
• Great Hungarian Plain
• northern greater galago