"gambit" meaning in French

See gambit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɑ̃.bit/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-gambit.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-gambit.wav [France] (note: Somain), LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-gambit.wav [France] (note: Agen) Forms: gambits [plural]
Etymology: From Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|it|gambetto|t=act of tripping; gambit}} Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} gambit m (plural gambits)
  1. gambit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gambit-fr-noun-XgXLUVte Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries
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      "word": "gambit"
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      "word": "gambiet"
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      "word": "gambit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
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      ],
      "word": "گامبی"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
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      ],
      "word": "gambit"
    },
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          "lang_code": "ka",
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          "roman": "gambiṭi",
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          "lang_code": "kk",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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        }
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      "lang_code": "sv",
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