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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dam
"Nous avons joué aux dames après le dîner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A board game played by two players, where the objective is to capture all of the opponent's pieces by jumping over them.
"After dinner, we often play draughts to unwind." - 2
The pieces used in the game of draughts.
"He carefully arranged the draughts on the board before starting the game."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'draughts' originates from the Old English 'dræht', meaning 'to pull or draw'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to the act of drawing or pulling, eventually becoming associated with the board game known as checkers in American English.
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Dames
Transliteration: dam
"Nous avons joué aux dames après le dîner."
Dame
Transliteration: dame
"Wir spielen oft Dame am Wochenende."
Dama
Transliteration: dama
"Dopo cena, giochiamo a dama."
Damas
Transliteration: dah-mahs
"Jugamos a las damas en familia."
Damas
Transliteration: dah-mahs
"Nós jogamos damas durante a noite."
चौसर
Transliteration: chausar
"हमने रात को चौसर खेला।"
跳棋
Transliteration: tiàoqí
"我们晚上玩跳棋。"
체스
Transliteration: chesseu
"우리는 저녁에 체스를 합니다."
ダンス
Transliteration: dans
"私たちは夕食後にダンスをします。"
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