roulette
(ruːlet )
1. uncountable noun
Roulette is a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a wheel with numbered holes in it while the wheel is spinning round. The players bet on which hole the ball will be in when the wheel stops spinning.
2. See also Russian roulette
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Idioms:
play Russian roulette
to do something that is very dangerous because it involves big risks
People using faulty tumble dryers are unwittingly playing Russian roulette .
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Translations:
Chinese: 轮盘赌
Japanese: ルーレット
- burr
- burrito
- burrow
- burrow deep
- burrow underground
- bursar
- bursary
- burst
- burst an eardrum
- burst a pipe
- burst appendix
- burst at the seams
- burst forth
- bursting
- bursting at the seams
- bursting at the seams
- bursting at the seams/full to bursting
- burst into
- burst into song
- burst into tears
- burst of colour
- burst of creativity
- burst of energy
- burst of enthusiasm
- burst of fire