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whist - translation to french
CARD GAME
Whist drive; Whist drives; Esmakker whist; Whist (card game); Whists; Ladder Whist
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whist
n. whist, card game
hombre
n. ombre, type of card game (similar to whist)
se taire
keep mum, shut up, hold one's tongue, whist, hold one's peace, fall in with, subside
Definition
whist
whist1 [w?st]
¦ noun a card game, usually for two pairs of players, in which points are scored according to the number of tricks won.
Origin
C17 (earlier as whisk): perh. from whisk (with ref. to whisking away the tricks); perh. assoc. with whist2.
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whist2 [(h)w?st]
¦ exclamation variant spelling of whisht.
Wikipedia
Whist
Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for strategic play.
Examples of use of whist
1. Qui ne s‘est jamais avisé de se récrier contre les r';gles du whist?
2. Et pourtant une fois qu‘on s‘est accoutumé aux r';gles, il est agréable de faire l‘adversaire repic et capot» (Stendhal, La Chartreuse de Parme). Lorsqu‘un mordu de cartes accepte de se joindre ŕ une table de jass, de poker (ou de whist), il se plie tacitement aux r';gles du jeu.