jeu de cartes

Definitions of jeu de cartes
  1. noun
    a game played with playing cards
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    poker
    any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
    whist
    a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
    partie de whist
    a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
    poker
    poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
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    jeu
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
  2. noun
    a pack of 52 playing cards
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    paquet
    a complete collection of similar things
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