jeu de dames

/ʒø də dam/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les jeux de dames

Meaning

  1. checkers, draughts

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

dames

jeu de dames specifically and unambiguously means "the game of checkers"; dames alone can mean "ladies" or, in context, "checkers."

Practice

1 What does jeu de dames mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les enfants jouent au jeu de ___ après l'école.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jeu de dames?

noun

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