whist

[US]/wɪst/
[UK]/wɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. sessiz; sakin
int. sus!; sessizlik!
n. bir kart oyunu
adv. sessizce; sakin bir şekilde
Word Forms
Pluralwhists

Phrases & Collocations

play whist

whist oyna

whist tournament

whist turnuvası

Example Sentences

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.

Oyun odası, binlerce whist ve briç oyunundan bahsediyormuş gibi görünüyordu ve altın odası, özellikle batmakta olan güneş zeytin ağacı tavanını parlarken, ön yemek şerisi için ideal bir yerdi.

to whistle a tune

bir melodi çalmak

to whist in surprise

şaşkınlıkla çalımak

to whist in disapproval

onaylamamak için çalımak

to whist in agreement

katılımı ifade etmek için çalımak

to whist softly to oneself

kendine hafifçe çalımak

to whist a secret

bir sırrı çalmak

to whist a command

bir komutu çalmak

to whist a warning

bir uyarı çalmak

to whist a lullaby

bir ninni çalmak

Real-world Examples

His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.

Onun tek eğlenceleri gazeteleri okumak ve briç oynamaktı.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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

Otelde olduğu zamanlarda odasında her zaman briç oynayan bir sürü insan olurdu.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

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

Hafif, sakin bir yaz gecesiydi - gökyüzü bulutsuz, rüzgarlar ise briç esintisiydi.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

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

Biliyorsunuz, dün öğleden sonra o kadar çok sıradan kadınla büyük bir briç partisi veriyordu.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The whist–players were quite absorbed in their game.

Briç oyuncuları oyunlarına oldukça dalmışlardı.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

" I shall do without whist now, mother" .

Source: Middlemarch (Part Four)

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

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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

Source: Lily of the Valley (Part 1)

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