Meaning of chemin de fer | Babel Free
/ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/Definitions
A card game, a variation of baccarat.
uncountable
Equivalents
Français
chemin de fer
Examples
“Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered.”
“The person who left at 1:00 is either Alice or the woman who played chemin de fer (9), so in either case she is a woman.”
““Come on,” Kit motioning her with his head over to a chemin-de-fer table”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.