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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmisère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mi.zɛʁ/
"Il a annoncé une misère à la première donne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A call or contract in certain card games, such as solo whist or Boston, in which a player undertakes to win no tricks.
"He decided to bid misere, hoping his poor hand would successfully avoid capturing any tricks."
- 1
Designating a game or variant in which the objective is to lose tricks or avoid specified plays.
"They played a misere version of the game where taking the queen of spades incurred heavy penalties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French noun 'misère', meaning 'misery' or 'destitution', which traces back to the Latin 'miseria' from 'miser' (wretched). The term was adopted into English card and board gaming terminology during the 19th century to denote a declaration or game variant where a player aims to win as few tricks or points as possible.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misere" is said worldwide
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misère
Transliteration: /mi.zɛʁ/
"Il a annoncé une misère à la première donne."
Misere
Transliteration: /miˈzeːʁə/
"Er spielte eine Misere, um keine Stiche zu machen."
misere
Transliteration: /ˈmi.ze.re/
"Ha dichiarato misere nella speranza di vincere la mano."
mísera
Transliteration: /ˈmi.se.ɾa/
"Arriesgó todo al declarar miseria en el juego de cartas."
miséria
Transliteration: /miˈzɛ.ɾjɐ/
"Ele declarou miséria para tentar não fazer nenhuma vazas."
शून्य बोली
Transliteration: shunya boli
"उसने ताश के खेल में शून्य बोली की घोषणा की।"
零抓分
Transliteration: líng zhuā fēn
"他在纸牌游戏中叫了零抓分。"
미제르
Transliteration: mijereu
"그는 카드 게임에서 트릭을 전혀 따지 않겠다고 선언했다."
ミゼール
Transliteration: mizēru
"彼はトランプゲームでトリックを取らないミゼールを宣言した。"
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