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1 draughts
, (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.) šaškės2) (plural the discs.) šaškės -
2 chequers
[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) šaškės2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) šaškės -
3 draught
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!) traukimas, skersvėjis2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) gurkšnis, siurbsnis3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) grimzlė, gramzda•- draughts- draughty -
4 draughty
adjective (full of draughts of air: a draughty room.) skersvėjuotas -
5 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) vyras, vyriškis2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) žmogus, žmonija3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) vyras4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) žmogau!5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) kareivis, eilinis6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pėstininkas, šaškė (ne dama)2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) sukomplektuoti- - 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
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6 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) dalis, gabalas, sklypas2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) lapas, vienetas, pavyzdys3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kūrinys, straipsnis4) (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.) figūra, šaškė•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) daromas dalimis/palaipsniui- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces
См. также в других словарях:
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
