surmiser

surmiser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
surmisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
surmisé (participle past)
surmise (first-person indicative present singular)
surmises (indicative present second-person singular)
surmise (indicative present singular third-person)
surmisons (first-person indicative plural present)
surmisez (indicative plural present second-person)
surmisent (indicative plural present third-person)
surmisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
surmisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
surmisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
surmisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
surmisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
surmisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
surmisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
surmisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
surmisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
surmisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
surmisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
surmisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
surmiserai (first-person future indicative singular)
surmiseras (future indicative second-person singular)
surmisera (future indicative singular third-person)
surmiserons (first-person future indicative plural)
surmiserez (future indicative plural second-person)
surmiseront (future indicative plural third-person)
surmiserais (conditional first-person singular)
surmiserais (conditional second-person singular)
surmiserait (conditional singular third-person)
surmiserions (conditional first-person plural)
surmiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
surmiseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
surmise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
surmises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
surmise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
surmisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
surmisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
surmisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
surmisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
surmisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
surmisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
surmisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
surmisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
surmisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
surmise (imperative second-person singular)
surmisons (first-person imperative plural)
surmisez (imperative plural second-person)


bipeur

From biper + -eur. Compare Dutch bieper.


baby-foot

fr-noun

baby-foot m (countable and uncountable, plural baby-foots)

desc

→ Gulf Arabic: بيبي فوت (bebī fūt) (Kuwait)

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from baby + foot (shortening of football).

pseudo-loan

shortening of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">football</i>

Lorsque les copains se retrouvaient au café du coin, pour boire une bière, taquiner le flipper ou le baby-foot, il n’était accepté que parce qu’il régalait.

2016, Joey Richardière, Une fille venue d'ailleurs, Chiado:

When the mates met up in the café at the corner, to drink a beer, have a go at the pinball machine or the football table, he was only tolerated because he treated them.

(uncountable) table football, foosball (game)


roquer

roquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
roquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
roqué (participle past)
roque (first-person indicative present singular)
roques (indicative present second-person singular)
roque (indicative present singular third-person)
roquons (first-person indicative plural present)
roquez (indicative plural present second-person)
roquent (indicative plural present third-person)
roquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
roquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
roquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
roquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
roquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
roquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
roquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
roquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
roqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
roquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
roquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
roquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
roquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
roqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
roquera (future indicative singular third-person)
roquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
roquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
roqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
roquerais (conditional first-person singular)
roquerais (conditional second-person singular)
roquerait (conditional singular third-person)
roquerions (conditional first-person plural)
roqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
roqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
roque (first-person present singular subjunctive)
roques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
roque (present singular subjunctive third-person)
roquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
roquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
roquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
roquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
roquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
roquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
roquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
roquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
roquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
roque (imperative second-person singular)
roquons (first-person imperative plural)
roquez (imperative plural second-person)


jeu de hasard

desc

азартная игра

→ Russian: азартная игра (azartnaja igra) (calque)

Le poker est un jeu de hasard

poker is a game of chance / poker is a form of gambling.

une addiction aux jeux de hasard

il joue aux jeux de hasard

gambling game, game of chance, form of gambling


belote

→ Armenian: բլոտ (blot)

→ Bulgarian: бело́т (belót)

→ Polish: belotka

From the name of F Belot, ‘a Frenchman who perfected the game’ (OED).

(countable) king and queen of the trump suit, in the game belote


Jacques a dit

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Jacques a dit.wav


grand chelem

/ɡʁɑ̃ ʃ(ə).lɛm/


rebattre

rebattre (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
rebattant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
rebattu (participle past)
rebats (first-person indicative present singular)
rebats (indicative present second-person singular)
rebat (indicative present singular third-person)
rebattons (first-person indicative plural present)
rebattez (indicative plural present second-person)
rebattent (indicative plural present third-person)
rebattais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rebattais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rebattait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rebattions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rebattiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rebattaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rebattis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rebattis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rebattit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rebattîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rebattîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rebattirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rebattrai (first-person future indicative singular)
rebattras (future indicative second-person singular)
rebattra (future indicative singular third-person)
rebattrons (first-person future indicative plural)
rebattrez (future indicative plural second-person)
rebattront (future indicative plural third-person)
rebattrais (conditional first-person singular)
rebattrais (conditional second-person singular)
rebattrait (conditional singular third-person)
rebattrions (conditional first-person plural)
rebattriez (conditional plural second-person)
rebattraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
rebatte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rebattes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rebatte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rebattions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rebattiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rebattent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rebattisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rebattisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rebattît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rebattissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rebattissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rebattissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rebats (imperative second-person singular)
rebattons (first-person imperative plural)
rebattez (imperative plural second-person)


démineur

fr-noun

démineur m (plural démineurs, feminine démineuse)

(uncountable, computing, video games) minesweeper


perdre la main

(card games) to lose the advantage of going first


brisque

Unknown. Probably an abbreviation of briscambille. A card game briche existed in Old French, although the unexplained change from -ch- to -sq- makes this hypothesis less likely.

(card games, dated) a specific card game


rien ne va plus

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-rien ne va plus.wav

(gambling) rien ne va plus (announcement of the croupier)


bésigue

→ English: bezique

Haitian Creole: bezig

Likely borrowed from Italian bazzica, itself of uncertain origin.

bezique (a trick-taking card game for two players)


fanorona

Le fanorona possède en effet une particularité rare dans les jeux de tableau : la prise un pion adverse est possible aussi bien en avançant qu’en reculant.

2015 August 17, William Audureau, “E-fanorona, la « fierté » de île Rouge”, in Le Monde:

the national game of Madagascar, a board game similar to checkers / draughts


queuter

queuter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
queutant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
queuté (participle past)
queute (first-person indicative present singular)
queutes (indicative present second-person singular)
queute (indicative present singular third-person)
queutons (first-person indicative plural present)
queutez (indicative plural present second-person)
queutent (indicative plural present third-person)
queutais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
queutais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
queutait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
queutions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
queutiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
queutaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
queutai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
queutas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
queuta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
queutâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
queutâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
queutèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
queuterai (first-person future indicative singular)
queuteras (future indicative second-person singular)
queutera (future indicative singular third-person)
queuterons (first-person future indicative plural)
queuterez (future indicative plural second-person)
queuteront (future indicative plural third-person)
queuterais (conditional first-person singular)
queuterais (conditional second-person singular)
queuterait (conditional singular third-person)
queuterions (conditional first-person plural)
queuteriez (conditional plural second-person)
queuteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
queute (first-person present singular subjunctive)
queutes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
queute (present singular subjunctive third-person)
queutions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
queutiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
queutent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
queutasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
queutasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
queutât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
queutassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
queutassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
queutassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
queute (imperative second-person singular)
queutons (first-person imperative plural)
queutez (imperative plural second-person)

(snooker, billiards) to push (to have the cue ball in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time)


casse-briques

(video games) a style of video game in which the player moves a paddle to deflect a ball so as to clear a grid of bricks by striking them with the ball


les jeux sont faits

les jeux sont faits
les jeux sont faits#English

(gambling) les jeux sont faits, the stakes are set (call made by the croupier)


faites vos jeux

Literally, “make your games, your bets”.

(gambling) place your bets, faites vos jeux (call made by the croupier)


pousseur de bois

pousseur de bois m (plural pousseurs de bois, feminine pousseuse de bois)

pousseurs de bois (plural)
pousseuse de bois (feminine)


Minecraft

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft


chelem

→ English: chelem


combat à mort

fight to the death, fight to the finish, deathmatch


point d'expérience

fr-noun

point d’expérience m (plural points d’expérience)

point d’ expérience (canonical masculine)
points d’expérience (plural)


chat perché

jouer à chat perché


console de jeu

console de jeu f (plural consoles de jeu)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-console de jeu.wav


point de vie

(video games) health point, life point, hit point


abattre son jeu

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-abattre son jeu.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-abattre son jeu.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-abattre son jeu.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-abattre son jeu.wav

put one's cards on the table
put one's cards on the table

(card games) to show one's hand, to show one's cards, to put one's cards on the table


faire la belle

(games) to play the decider, to play a tiebreaker


abattre ses cartes

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-abattre ses cartes.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-abattre ses cartes.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-abattre ses cartes.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-abattre ses cartes.wav


niveau de difficulté

niveau de difficulté m (plural niveaux de difficulté)


jeu d'arcade

jeu d’ arcade (canonical masculine)
jeux d’arcade (plural)


ta gueule c'est magique

(informal, roleplaying games) said when you don't want to explain poorly justified elements in fiction, especially fantasy or science-fiction


manillon

(card games) The ace in the game of manille


problémiste

problémiste m or f (plural problémistes)

Borrowed from English problemist or derived from problème + -iste.

Josep Tolosa i Carreras, enfant de Gérone, était un médecin, un joueur d’échecs, un problémiste et un auteur de livres sur les échecs catalan.

Josep Tolosa i Carreras, born in Girona, was a Catalan doctor, chess player, composer of chess problems and author of chess books.

(chess) problemist
a theorist, composer of chess problems

(by extension) a solutionist (one who aims to solve chess problems)


pierre-feuille-ciseaux

Calque of Japanese じゃんけんぽん. From pierre (“rock”) + feuille (“paper”) + ciseaux (“scissors”).


pierre-papier-ciseaux

Calque of Japanese じゃんけんぽん. From pierre (“rock”) + papier (“paper”) + ciseaux (“scissors”).


roche-papier-ciseaux

Calque of Japanese じゃんけんぽん. From roche (“rock”) + papier (“paper”) + ciseaux (“scissors”).


feuille-caillou-ciseaux

Calque of Japanese じゃんけんぽん. From feuille (“paper”) + caillou (“pebble”) + ciseaux (“scissors”).


bataille navale

fr-noun

bataille navale f (plural batailles navales)

jouer à bataille navale

(games) battleship (guessing game played on grid paper)


popoter

popoter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
popotant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
popoté (participle past)
popote (first-person indicative present singular)
popotes (indicative present second-person singular)
popote (indicative present singular third-person)
popotons (first-person indicative plural present)
popotez (indicative plural present second-person)
popotent (indicative plural present third-person)
popotais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
popotais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
popotait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
popotions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
popotiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
popotaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
popotai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
popotas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
popota (historic indicative past singular third-person)
popotâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
popotâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
popotèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
popoterai (first-person future indicative singular)
popoteras (future indicative second-person singular)
popotera (future indicative singular third-person)
popoterons (first-person future indicative plural)
popoterez (future indicative plural second-person)
popoteront (future indicative plural third-person)
popoterais (conditional first-person singular)
popoterais (conditional second-person singular)
popoterait (conditional singular third-person)
popoterions (conditional first-person plural)
popoteriez (conditional plural second-person)
popoteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
popote (first-person present singular subjunctive)
popotes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
popote (present singular subjunctive third-person)
popotions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
popotiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
popotent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
popotasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
popotasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
popotât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
popotassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
popotassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
popotassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
popote (imperative second-person singular)
popotons (first-person imperative plural)
popotez (imperative plural second-person)

From popote (“food, dinner, meal”) + -er (verb suffix).


billard électrique

fr-noun

billard électrique m (plural billards électriques)

(dated, pinball) Synonym of flipper (“pinball”)


mots fléchés

(games) arrowword (crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers)


carte à gratter

carte à gratter f (plural cartes à gratter)


Minecrafteur

Minecrafteur m (plural Minecrafteurs, feminine Minecrafteuse)

Minecrafteurs (plural)
Minecrafteuse (feminine)

Minecraft + -eur (ultimately from English Minecrafter)

A Minecrafter; someone who plays Minecraft


jeu bac à sable

jeu bac à sable m (plural jeux bac à sable)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-jeu bac à sable.wav


chifoumi

Borrowed from Japanese 一(ひ)、二(ふ)、三(み) (hi, fu, mi, “one, two, three”).