whist

[USA]/wɪst/
[Iso-Britannia]/wɪst/
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Käännös

adj. hiljainen; hiljaista
int. hiljaa!; hiljaisuus!
n. pelikortti
adv. hiljaa; hiljaisesti
Word Forms
Pluralwhists

Fraasit & sanonnat

play whist

pelaa whistia

whist tournament

whistin turnaus

Esimerkkilauseet

The Card Room seems to speak of a thousand games of whist and bridge and the Gold Room, especially as the westering sun burnishes its teak ceiling, is the ideal place for a pre-dinner sherry.

Korttihuone tuntuu kertovan tuhansista whistin ja bridgen peleistä ja Kultahuone, varsinkin kun laskeva aurinko kiiltää sen teak-kattoa, on ihanteellinen paikka ennen illallista nautittavalle sherrylle.

to whistle a tune

vihestellä sävel

to whist in surprise

vihestellä yllättyneenä

to whist in disapproval

vihestellä halveksivasti

to whist in agreement

vihestellä hyväksyvästi

to whist softly to oneself

vihestellä hiljaa itsekseen

to whist a secret

vihestellä salaisuuden

to whist a command

vihestellä käsky

to whist a warning

vihestellä varoituksen

to whist a lullaby

vihestellä kehtolaulun

Reaali­elämän esimerkit

His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.

Lähde: Around the World in Eighty Days

Whenever she was at the hotel there was a crowd of whist players in her suite.

Lähde: Gone with the Wind

" Well, we played whist while Driffield read books for review, and he used to sing" .

Lähde: Seek pleasure and have fun.

It was a mild, serene, midsummer's night, -the sky was without a cloud, the winds were whist.

Lähde: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

You know Scarlett was giving a big whist party yesterday afternoon with all those common ordinary women there.

Lähde: Gone with the Wind

The whist–players were quite absorbed in their game.

Lähde: Around the World in Eighty Days

" I shall do without whist now, mother" .

Lähde: Middlemarch (Part Four)

" Certainly, sir, " Aouda quickly replied;" I understand whist. It is part of an English education" .

Lähde: Around the World in Eighty Days

Aouda understood whist sufficiently well, and even received some compliments on her playing from Mr. Fogg.

Lähde: Around the World in Eighty Days

Once seated at whist my aunt would pay no attention to me.

Lähde: Lily of the Valley (Part 1)

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