Cluichí Boird: Board Games

Below are words and phrases associated with Topaic na Seachtaine:

Cluichí Boird

(Board Games)

 

Focail / Words

Backgammon – Táiplis mhór
Board – Clár
Board games – Cluichí boird/Cluiche cláir
Card game – Cluiche cártaí
Cheater – Séitéir
Checkers/Draughts – Táiplis
Checkers/Draughts piece – Fear táiplise
Die – Dísle
Dice – Díslí
Dominoes – Cluiche dúradáin
Game – Cluiche
Jigsaw/Puzzle – Míreanna mearaí
Loser – Cailliúnaí
Marbles – Mirlíní
Move – Beart
Pastime – Caitheamh aimsire
Player – Imreoir
Point – Pointe

Poker – Pócar
Rulebook – Leabhar rialacha
Score – Scór
Strategy – Straitéis
Team – Foireann
Tournament – Comórtas
Turn – Seal
Winner – Buaiteoir
Chess – Ficheall
Chess Club – Club fichille
Chess piece – Fear fichille
Bishop – Easpag
Check – Sáinn
Checkmate -Marbhsháinn
King – Rí
Knight – Ridire
Queen – Banríon
Rook – Caiseal

Frásaí / Phrases

The children were playing games. – Bhí na páistí ag imirt cluichí.

Do you play games? – An mbíonn tú ag imirt cluichí?

What sort of games do you like? – Cén saghas cluichí is maith leat?

You need to be very practised at chess. – Chaithfeá bheith oilte go maith ar an bhficheall.

We stayed for a calming game of cards. – D’fhanamar le haghaidh cluiche cártaí chun muid a shuaimhniú.

The reigning champions. – Na curaidh reatha.

They won the game by default. – Bhí bua gan choimhlint acu sa chluiche.

Who won the first game? – Cé a bhuaigh an chéad chluiche?

They were sore losers. – Is go dona a ghlac siad leis an gcailleadh.

The men whiled away their afternoon playing chess. – Chuir na fir an tráthnóna thart ag imirt fichille.

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