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draughts
(dræfts)
uncountable noun
Draughts is the same as checkers.
[British] draughts in British English
(drɑːfts)
noun
(functioning as singular)
a game for two players using a draughtboard and 12 draughtsmen each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces
US and Canadian name: checkersWord origin
C14: plural of draught (in obsolete sense: a chess move)draughts in American English
(dræfts; drɑfts)
noun
British
the game of checkers
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British English: draughts /drɑːfts/ NOUN
Draughts is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board.
He was playing draughts with his father.
- American English: checkers
- Arabic: داما
- Brazilian Portuguese: jogo de damas
- Chinese: 国际跳棋
- Croatian: igra dame
- Czech: dáma hra
- Danish: damspil
- Dutch: damspel
- European Spanish: damas
- Finnish: tammipeli
- French: dames jeu
- German: Damespiel
- Greek: ντάμα παιχνίδι
- Italian: gioco della dama
- Japanese: チェッカー
- Korean: 체커
- Norwegian: damspill
- Polish: warcaby
- European Portuguese: jogo de damas
- Romanian: dame
- Russian: шашки
- Latin American Spanish: damas
- Swedish: damspel
- Thai: หมากรุก
- Turkish: dama oyunu
- Ukrainian: шашки
- Vietnamese: cờ đam
Chinese translation of 'draughts'
draughts
(drɑːfts) (Brit)
n (u)
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西洋跳棋
(xīyáng tiàoqí)美 = checkers