kaartspelen

Definitions of kaartspelen
  1. noun
    a game played with playing cards
    synonyms: kaarten, kaartspel
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    baccarat
    a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
    black jack, blackjack, eenentwintigen
    a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
    bridge, bridgen
    any of various card games based on whist for four players
    casino, casinobrood, gokpaleis, speelbank, speelhol, speelhuis
    a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
    ecarté
    a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
    parlement, praatbarak, volksvertegenwoordiging
    a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
    farao, faro
    a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
    piket
    a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
    poker, pokeren
    any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
    patience
    a card game played by one person
    whist, whisten
    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
    boedelhuis, boelhuis, erfhuis, veiling
    a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
    contract
    a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
    arrestantenbus, arrestantenwagen, boevenwagen, celwagen, dievenwagen, gevangenwagen, harten, politiebusje
    a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
    canasta
    a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
    prijsbepaling, prijsberekening
    poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
    type of:
    game, kamp, match, ontmoeting, potje, spel, spelletje, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd, wildbraad
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
  2. verb
    put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
    synonyms: kaarten, opspelen, spelen, uitkomen, uitspelen, vallen
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    charteren, inschakelen, inspannen, inzetten
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
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