CARD

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card¹ substantiv

1. carte (de joc); plural cărţi; joc de cărţi;

(fig.) a cooling card duş rece;

court / honour cards cărţi mari;

game at / of cards joc de cărţi;

house / castle of cards castel din cărţi de joc;

low / small card carte mică / proastă;

odd card carte desperecheată;

(fig.) the only card singura soluţie / ieşire;

a sure card o carte sigură (şi fig.);

(sl.) to cast / to count one’s cards a-şi face socotelile; a-şi număra sorţii de izbândă;

to cut cards a tăia cărţile;

to deal cards a da / împărţi cărţile;

(înv. fig.) to face / to brag it out with a card of ten a se făli, a se lăuda;

to fling / to throw up / down one’s cards a) a pune jos cărţile, a etala cărţile, a depune cărţile; b) (fig.) a se da bătut, a se declara învins;

to have a card up one’s sleeve a avea un atu de rezervă (şi fig.); a avea o armă secretă;

to hold a tramp card a avea un atu (şi fig.);

(sl.) it is the cards ăsta-i principalul;

(fam.) it is on the cards tot ce se poate, probabil, se prea poate;

he knows how to play his cards ştie să joace, nu se-ncurcă la joc; ştie ce are de făcut;

to lay / to place / to put one’s cards on the table a(-şi) da cărţile pe faţă (şi fig.);

to play / to do tricks with cards a face scamatorii cu cărţile de joc;

to shuffle / to make the cards a amesteca cărţile; a face cartea / cărţile;

(înv. fig.) to speak by the card a vorbi cu precizie; a vorbi ca din carte;

to tell fortunes upon / by the card s a da / a ghici în cărţi.

2. cartă, fişă, cartonaş, bilet (de carton); carte de vizită (format);

calling / visiting card carte de vizită;

invitation card invitaţie;

post card carte poştală.

3. (şi ration card) cartelă;

bread card cartelă de pâine.

4. carnet;

Party card carnet de (membru de) partid;

card of terms agendă, (bloc) notes.

5. (amer.) anunţ, notă (în ziar).

6. roza-vânturilor.

7. (fam.) om, individ, ins;

a cool card un om cu sânge rece;

an odd / a queer card un om ciudat / sucit.

8. (cib.) cartelă (perforată); diagramă; fişă.

card² (text.) I. substantiv

cardă, bandă cu ace; darac.

card² (text.) II. verb tranzitiv

a carda, a dărăci.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

I gave up cards with civilization.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

It is true that ‘For Mrs. Henry Baker’ was printed upon a small card which was tied to the bird’s left leg, and it is also true that the initials ‘H.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Distant travel could easily be in the cards for you this month, thanks to a lovely new moon, March 24 and the two weeks that follow it.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

“Is anything on the back of the card?”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

After tea, Mr. and Mrs. Weston, and Mr. Elton sat down with Mr. Woodhouse to cards.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Holmes drew his card from his case.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Twice was his card found on the table, when they returned from their morning's engagements.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

"Mrs. M. has made her plans, I dare say, and will play her cards well, early as it is. The girl evidently doesn't think of it yet," said Mrs. Moffat.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Here was a new card turned up!

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

He held the card in his hand after they were gone, as if deeply considering it.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

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