foul play

English

Noun

foul play (uncountable)

Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
- 1885: Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
  "I think there's been foul play," said Poole, hoarsely.
Any violation of rules.

Translations

unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior

Chinese:
Mandarin: 犯規行為, 犯规行为 (fànguī xíngwéi)
Finnish: vilunkipeli (fi)
French: mauvais coup m, coup tordu (fr) m, coup bas (fr) m, acte de malfaisance f

German: Foulspiel (de) n, Foul Play n
Japanese: ファウル (ja) (fauru), 不法行為 (ja) (ふほうこうい, fuhō kōi)
Russian: нече́стная игра́ f (nečéstnaja igrá), гря́зная игра́ f (grjáznaja igrá), гру́бая игра́ f (grúbaja igrá), игра́ не по пра́вилам f (igrá ne po právilam)
Spanish: juego sucio m

violation of rules

Chinese:
Mandarin: 違反規則, 违反规则 (wéifǎn guīzé)
Finnish: vilppi (fi)
French: faute (fr) f, infraction (fr) f

German: Verletzung der Regeln f
Japanese: 不正行為 (ふせいこうい, fusei kōi)
Russian: наруше́ние пра́вил n (narušénije právil)
Spanish: juego sucio m

See also

crime
fraud

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