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1 draughts
[drɑːfts] [AE dræfts]nome + verbo sing. BE gioco m. della dama, dama f.* * *, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) dama2) (plural the discs.)* * *[drɑːfts] [AE dræfts]nome + verbo sing. BE gioco m. della dama, dama f. -
2 draughts n Brit
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3 draughtsman draughts·man
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4 draughtsmanship draughts·man·ship
(skill) arte f del disegnoEnglish-Italian dictionary > draughtsmanship draughts·man·ship
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5 draught
1.draft [drɑːft] [AE dræft] nome1) (cold air) corrente f. (d'aria), spiffero m.2) (in fireplace) tiraggio m.3)on draught — [beer etc.] alla spina
4) (of liquid) sorso m.; (of air) boccata f.5) (of ship) pescaggio m.6) BE gioc. (piece) pedina f. (della dama)2.1) [beer etc.] alla spina2) [ animal] da tiro••to feel the draught — colloq. sentirne gli effetti
* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) tiraggio; corrente d'aria2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) sorso, sorsata3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) pescaggio•- draughts- draughty* * *[drɒːft]n Am (= draft)1) (of air) corrente f (d'aria), spiffero, (for fire) tiraggio, Naut pescaggio2)he took a long draught of beer — ha bevuto una lunga sorsata di birra* * *draught /drɑ:ft/A n.1 corrente d'aria, spiffero: to cut out the draughts, eliminare gli spifferi; to sit in a draught, essere seduto nella corrente2 (a dama, ingl.) pedina ( nel gioco della dama; cfr. USA checker); (al pl., col verbo al sing.) gioco della dama (cfr. USA checkers): a game of draughts, una partita a dama3 (form.) sorso, sorsata: a draught of beer, un sorso di birra; to drink st. in one draught, bere qc. in un sorso solo (o tutto d'un fiato)4 (med. antiq.) pozione, dose ( di medicina liquida): a sleeping draught, una pozione per dormire, un sonnifero5 [u] (naut.) pescaggio: a ship of 20 feet draught, una nave che pesca 20 piedi; draught marks, quote (o marche) di pescaggio9 (fam.) valvola del tiraggio; tiranteB a. attr.1 da tiro: draught horse [ox], cavallo [bue] da tiro● draught excluder, paraspifferi ( salsicciotto o guarnizione) □ (fig. ingl.) to feel the draught, essere in difficoltà finanziarie □ ( di birra, ecc.) on draught, alla spina NOTA D'USO: - draft o draught?-.* * *1.draft [drɑːft] [AE dræft] nome1) (cold air) corrente f. (d'aria), spiffero m.2) (in fireplace) tiraggio m.3)on draught — [beer etc.] alla spina
4) (of liquid) sorso m.; (of air) boccata f.5) (of ship) pescaggio m.6) BE gioc. (piece) pedina f. (della dama)2.1) [beer etc.] alla spina2) [ animal] da tiro••to feel the draught — colloq. sentirne gli effetti
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6 MAN
I 1. [mæn]1) (adult male) uomo m.a man's man — = un uomo che ama frequentare in prevalenza i propri amici maschi
he has worked for the party, man and boy — BE ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo
good man! — (well done) bravo!
3) (person)4) (person of courage) uomo m.to make a man of sb. — fare di qcn. un uomo
6) sport (team member) uomo m., giocatore m.8) ant. (servant) valletto m.2.nome plurale men mil. (subordinates) uomini m.3.••to a man — tutti, senza eccezioni
as one man — all'unanimità, come un sol uomo
II [mæn]to sort out the men from the boys — = distinguere chi è più maturo o competente
1) stare a [switchboard, desk]"man the guns!" — "prendete posto ai cannoni!"
* * *[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) uomo2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) uomo3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) uomo4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) (caro mio)5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldato6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pezzo; pedina2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) (fornire d'uomini)- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *MANsigla(comput., metropolitan area network) MAN; rete metropolitana.* * *I 1. [mæn]1) (adult male) uomo m.a man's man — = un uomo che ama frequentare in prevalenza i propri amici maschi
he has worked for the party, man and boy — BE ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo
good man! — (well done) bravo!
3) (person)4) (person of courage) uomo m.to make a man of sb. — fare di qcn. un uomo
6) sport (team member) uomo m., giocatore m.8) ant. (servant) valletto m.2.nome plurale men mil. (subordinates) uomini m.3.••to a man — tutti, senza eccezioni
as one man — all'unanimità, come un sol uomo
II [mæn]to sort out the men from the boys — = distinguere chi è più maturo o competente
1) stare a [switchboard, desk]"man the guns!" — "prendete posto ai cannoni!"
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7 Man
I 1. [mæn]1) (adult male) uomo m.a man's man — = un uomo che ama frequentare in prevalenza i propri amici maschi
he has worked for the party, man and boy — BE ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo
good man! — (well done) bravo!
3) (person)4) (person of courage) uomo m.to make a man of sb. — fare di qcn. un uomo
6) sport (team member) uomo m., giocatore m.8) ant. (servant) valletto m.2.nome plurale men mil. (subordinates) uomini m.3.••to a man — tutti, senza eccezioni
as one man — all'unanimità, come un sol uomo
II [mæn]to sort out the men from the boys — = distinguere chi è più maturo o competente
1) stare a [switchboard, desk]"man the guns!" — "prendete posto ai cannoni!"
* * *[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) uomo2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) uomo3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) uomo4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) (caro mio)5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldato6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pezzo; pedina2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) (fornire d'uomini)- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *(Place names) Man /mæn/* * *I 1. [mæn]1) (adult male) uomo m.a man's man — = un uomo che ama frequentare in prevalenza i propri amici maschi
he has worked for the party, man and boy — BE ha lavorato per il partito fin da ragazzo
good man! — (well done) bravo!
3) (person)4) (person of courage) uomo m.to make a man of sb. — fare di qcn. un uomo
6) sport (team member) uomo m., giocatore m.8) ant. (servant) valletto m.2.nome plurale men mil. (subordinates) uomini m.3.••to a man — tutti, senza eccezioni
as one man — all'unanimità, come un sol uomo
II [mæn]to sort out the men from the boys — = distinguere chi è più maturo o competente
1) stare a [switchboard, desk]"man the guns!" — "prendete posto ai cannoni!"
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8 piece
I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••to be (all) of a piece — [town, house] essere costruito in stile omogeneo
to be (all) of a piece with sth. — [action, statement, ideas] essere in pieno accordo con qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
verbo transitivo unire, connettere* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pezzo2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) pezzo3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) pezzo, articolo4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pedina•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) frammentario- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••to be (all) of a piece — [town, house] essere costruito in stile omogeneo
to be (all) of a piece with sth. — [action, statement, ideas] essere in pieno accordo con qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
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9 Black
I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare•* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) nero2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) nero, scuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) nero4) (without milk: black coffee.) nero5) (evil: black magic.) nero6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) nero2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) nero2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) nero3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro, nero3. verb(to make black.) annerire- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) mettere sulla lista nera5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) ricatto- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *(Surnames) Black /blæk/* * *I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare• -
10 King
[kɪŋ]1) (monarch) re m., sovrano m., monarca m.2) fig. (of comedy, cinema etc.) re m.3) gioc. (in chess, cards) re m.; (in draughts, checkers) dama f.••* * *[kiŋ]1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) re2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) re3) (the most important piece in chess.) dama•- kingdom- kingly
- kingliness
- kingfisher
- king-sized
- king-size* * *(Surnames) King /kɪŋ/* * *[kɪŋ]1) (monarch) re m., sovrano m., monarca m.2) fig. (of comedy, cinema etc.) re m.3) gioc. (in chess, cards) re m.; (in draughts, checkers) dama f.•• -
11 White
[waɪt] [AE hwaɪt] 1.1) bianco; [person, face] bianco, pallidoto paint sth. white — pitturare qcs. di bianco
to go o turn white — diventare bianco; [ person] sbiancare, impallidire ( with per)
2) (Caucasian) [race, child, skin] bianco; [ area] abitato da bianchi; [culture, prejudice] dei bianchi2.a white man, woman — un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca
1) (colour) bianco m.2) (part of egg) bianco m., chiara f.; (part of eye) bianco m.4) (wine) (vino) bianco m.5) (in chess, draughts) bianco m., bianchi m.pl.; (in snooker, pool) (palla) bianca f.3.cricket, tennis whites — tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis
••* * *1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) bianco2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) bianco3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bianco, pallido4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) macchiato2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) bianco2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) bianco3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) bianco, albume4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) bianco•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) imbiancare, (dare il bianco)- white wine* * *(Surnames) White /waɪt, USA hw-/* * *[waɪt] [AE hwaɪt] 1.1) bianco; [person, face] bianco, pallidoto paint sth. white — pitturare qcs. di bianco
to go o turn white — diventare bianco; [ person] sbiancare, impallidire ( with per)
2) (Caucasian) [race, child, skin] bianco; [ area] abitato da bianchi; [culture, prejudice] dei bianchi2.a white man, woman — un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca
1) (colour) bianco m.2) (part of egg) bianco m., chiara f.; (part of eye) bianco m.4) (wine) (vino) bianco m.5) (in chess, draughts) bianco m., bianchi m.pl.; (in snooker, pool) (palla) bianca f.3.cricket, tennis whites — tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis
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12 chequers
checkers ['tʃekəz] nome + verbo sing. dama f.* * *[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.)2) (plural the pieces used in this game.)* * *chequers, ( USA) checkers /ˈtʃɛkə(r)z/n. pl.1 disegno a scacchi; scacchi2 (col verbo al sing.) gioco della dama.* * *checkers ['tʃekəz] nome + verbo sing. dama f. -
13 draughty
* * *adjective (full of draughts of air: a draughty room.) esposto alle correnti d'aria* * ** * *draughty /ˈdrɑ:ftɪ/a.1 pieno di spifferi; esposto alle correnti d'ariadraughtinessn. [u]esposizione alle correnti d'aria.* * * -
14 ■ keep off
■ keep offA v. i. + avv. (o prep.)1 stare lontano (da); girare al largo (da); stare alla larga (da): «Danger, keep off» ( cartello), «Pericolo, stare lontani!»; «Keep off the grass» ( cartello), «vietato calpestare l'erba!»2 evitare; astenersi da: to keep off alcohol, evitare gli alcolici; to keep off a subject, evitare un argomento; Let's keep off politics!, evitiamo di parlare di politica!B v. t. + avv.1 tenere lontano; allontanare; tenere a bada; trattenere; ripararsi (o difendersi) da: Keep your hands off!, tieni lontane le mani!; (tieni) giù le mani!; to keep off danger, allontanare il pericolo; to keep off evil spirits, tenere lontani gli spiriti maligni; to keep the protesters off, tenere a bada i dimostranti; to keep off the sun [the draughts], ripararsi dal sole [dagli spifferi]C v. t. + prep.1 tenere (q. ) lontano da (qc.): to keep one's children off the street, tenere i propri figli lontano dalla strada; Keep your hands off these books!, tieni le mani lontane da (o non toccare) questi libri!; to keep sb. off alcohol, tenere q. lontano dall'alcol; His songs were kept off the air for years, le sue canzoni non sono state trasmesse alla radio per anni; I'd better keep you off school today, è meglio che non ti mandi a scuola (o che ti tenga a casa) oggi2 distogliere ( la mente, lo sguardo, ecc.) da; staccare da: I put on some music to keep my mind off those thoughts, misi su della musica per togliermi dalla mente quei pensieri; He couldn't keep his eyes off her, non riusciva a staccarle gli occhi di dosso. -
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16 man *****
[mæn]1. n, men pl1) (gen) Mil, Sport uomo, (in office, shop) impiegato, Chess pezzo, Draughts pedinaa man of the world — un uomo di mondo or di grande esperienza
men say that... — si dice che...
they're communists to a man — sono tutti comunisti, dal primo all'ultimo
come on, man! — dai, forza!
2)Man — l'uomo, l'umanità f inv2. vt(ship, fortress) fornire di uomini, (fleet) armare -
17 piece **** n
[piːs]1) (gen), (also) Chess pezzo, (smaller) pezzetto, (of land) appezzamento, (fragment) frammento, Draughts pedinaa piece of furniture/clothing/advice — un mobile/indumento/consiglioa piece of news/poetry — una notizia/poesia
a piano piece — un pezzo or componimento per piano
a small piece, please — un pezzo piccolo, per favore
in one piece — (object) intatto (-a)
to get back all in one piece — (person) tornare a casa incolume or sano (-a) e salvo (-a)
to be in pieces — (taken apart) essere smontato (-a), (broken) essere a pezzi
to come or fall to pieces — sfasciarsi
to smash sth to pieces — mandare in frantumi or in mille pezzi qc
to go to pieces fig — crollare
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18 set *****
[sɛt] set vb: pt, pp1. n1) (gen) serie f inv, (of kitchen tools, saucepans) batteria, (of books) raccolta, collezione f, (of dishes) servizioa chess/draughts set — un gioco di scacchi/dama
a painting/writing set — l'occorrente m per dipingere/per scrivere
2) Tennis set m inv3) Math insieme m4) Elec apparecchio5) Cine set m inv, Theatre scena6) Hairdressing messa in piega7) (group: often) pej cerchia2. adj1) (unchanging: gen) fisso (-a), (smile) artificiale, (purpose) definito (-a), preciso (-a), (lunch) a prezzo fisso, (speech, talk) preparato (-a), (date, time) preciso (-a), stabilito (-a), (Scol: subjects) obbligatorio (-a), (books) in programma (per l'esame)2) (determined) deciso (-a), (ready) pronto (-a)the scene was set for... fig — tutto era pronto per...
3. vt1) (place, put) mettereto set the value of a ring at £500 — valutare un anello 500 sterline
to set sb free — liberare qn, mettere qn in libertà
to set fire to sth — dare or appiccare fuoco a qc
2) (arrange, adjust: clock, mechanism) regolare, (alarm clock) mettere, puntare, (trap) mettere, tendere, (hair) fissare, mettere in piega, (broken arm, leg: in plaster) ingessare, (with splint) mettere una stecca a, (type) comporre3) (fix, establish: date, limit) fissare, stabilire, (record) stabilire, (fashion) lanciare, (dye, colour) fissareto set course for Naut — far rotta per
4) (gem) montare5) (assign: task, homework) dare, assegnareto set an exam in Italian — preparare il testo or le domande di un esame d'italiano
6)(start, cause to start)
to set sth going — mettere in moto qc4. vi1) (sun, moon) tramontare2) (broken bone, limb) saldarsi, (jelly, jam) rapprendersi, (concrete, glue) indurirsi, fare presa, (fig: face) irrigidirsiSee:sail,•- set back- set down- set in- set off- set out- set to- set up- set upon
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Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3 (c) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers * * * draughts (drăfts, dräfts) n. Chiefly British (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The game of checkers. [Middle English draughtes, pl. of draught, act of pulling, move at chess … Universalium
draughts — draughts; draughts·man; … English syllables
draughts — [ dræfts ] noun uncount BRITISH the game of CHECKERS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draughts — (n.) British name for the tabletop game that in U.S. is CHECKERS (Cf. checkers), c.1400, from DRAUGHT (Cf. draught), perhaps because the pieces are dragged over the board in moves. Earlier it is recorded as jeu de dames (late 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers … English World dictionary
Draughts — This article is about the group of the board games. For other uses of draft , see Draft (disambiguation). For other uses of checkers , see Checkers (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Drought. Draughts Starting position on a 10×10 draughts… … Wikipedia
Draughts — Spielbrett für Dame Dame ist ein strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler. Es zählt zu den Spielen mit vollständiger Information. Es ist also möglich, eine Spielstrategie zu finden, deren Erfolg nicht von Glück abhängt. Das Spiel ist im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
draughts — Checkers Check ers (ch[e^]k [ e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher}, v.] A game, called also {draughts}, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — šaškės statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Medžio, plastiko ar kitos medžiagos ritinėlių rinkinys šaškėms žaisti. atitikmenys: angl. checkers; draughts vok. Dame, f; Damespiel, n rus. шашки … Sporto terminų žodynas