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a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche
The French game is played as follows: Two players use a 32-card pack. A game is won when one player reaches 12 points, which may require several rounds. A rubber is the best of three games. Players deal in turn with the first dealer being chosen by any agreed upon means. Each round, players are dealt 3 cards one at a time.
The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the French-suited standard 52-card pack.Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture.
Two or more cards that score a bonus when melded. Often called a meld. [29] command The best card of a suit, usually applied to suits which the adversary is trying to establish. [33] See best card, king card and master card. commanding card. The best card of a suit in play. [34] Also best card, king card or master card.
Golden Hand (from the Golden Mean) AK47: After the AK-47 assault rifle developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov: KKKK: Four Horsemen, Kings of Leon: AAAKKK: DUPLEX (Any two cards can be used. Basically two sets of trips. Instead of a 5-card hand called "Full House" you have a 6-card hand which makes a "bigger full house" or Duplex) KKKAA
We live in different countries, so we thought the shared name would be a great connection for them. They both decided to change their names, but the bond still exists. I met my best friend in 2005 ...
Trente et Quarante is recorded as early as 1694 in a French dictionary that simply says it is a "type of card game". [4] By the mid-18th century it had reached England, Lyonell Vane recording that he played it alongside Quadrille and Basset, [5] and its rules are recorded in an English Hoyle in 1796.
“Three Friends” is sparing with such intensity: Mouret’s direction is brisk and businesslike, with little expressive flair in Laurent Desmet’s soft, slightly washed-out lensing or Benjamin ...