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
Dice – Dísle
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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míreanna mearaí — jigsaw puzzle