billiards
gb/bˈɪljɚdz/ us/bˈɪljɚdz/
B2
Anglais
biliárd
NOM
B2
1
biliárd
B1
Schéma d’usage :
play billiards; a game of billiards
We played billiards for an hour after dinner.
Vacsora után egy órán át biliárdoztunk.
There’s a billiards table in the hotel lounge.
Van egy biliárdasztal a szálloda társalgójában.
He’s been practicing billiards to improve his control and accuracy.
Exemples pédagogiques
I like to play billiards.
Szeretek biliárdozni.
They played a game of billiards.
Játszottak egy biliárdpartit.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes try to use it as a count noun (not: *a billiards*). Say: a game of billiards.
Sens
cue sport on a table
Collocations
play billiards
|a game of billiards
|billiards table
|billiards room
|billiards hall
|billiards cue
|billiards tournament
|billiards match
|billiards league
|billiards champion
Synonymes
cue sport (A broader category that includes billiards, pool, and snooker.)
Thèmes
sports
|games
|leisure
Définition
a game where you hit balls with a stick on a special table
A cue sport played on a billiard table in which players use a cue stick to strike balls, aiming to score by making specific shots according to the rules of the game.
NOM
C1
2
biliárd
B1
Schéma d’usage :
play billiards (meaning pool)
The bar has darts, billiards, and arcade games.
A bárban van darts, biliárd és játékautomata.
He invited us over to play billiards, but it was really pool.
Áthívott minket biliárdozni, de valójában poolt játszottunk.
Some places advertise 'billiards' as a general name for cue games.
Exemples pédagogiques
In the US, billiards can mean pool.
Az USA-ban a „billiards” jelentheti a poolt is.
Erreur fréquente :
In many contexts, especially outside the US, billiards and pool are treated as different games.
Sens
billiards as pool (US use)
Collocations
billiards and pool
|billiards tournament
|billiards league
|play billiards at the bar
Synonymes
pool (Often the intended meaning when billiards is used broadly in American English.)
Thèmes
sports
|games
|american_english
Définition
in the US, sometimes another word for pool
In some varieties of American English, a general term for cue games played on a table, especially pool.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
billiards
API
GB/bˈɪljɚdz/
US/bˈɪljɚdz/
Syllabes et accentuation
bil - liards (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (bil)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: billiards
- Plural: billiards
Famille de mots
Expressions
billiards cue
1/bˈɪljɚdz kjˈu/
fixed phrase
stick used to hit balls
the stick used in billiards
Exemples
- He bought a new billiards cue with a leather tip.
- She chalked her billiards cue before taking the shot.
- The billiards cues are kept on the wall rack.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This is my billiards cue.
billiards hall
1/bˈɪljɚdz hˈɔl/
fixed phrase
place with many billiards tables
a place where people go to play billiards
Exemples
- We met at a billiards hall near the station.
- The billiards hall stays open late on weekends.
- He spends most Friday nights at the local billiards hall.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Let’s go to a billiards hall.
billiards room
1/bˈɪljɚdz ɹˈum/
fixed phrase
room for playing billiards
a room with a billiards table
Exemples
- The guests gathered in the billiards room after dinner.
- Their house has a small billiards room next to the study.
- The billiards room is upstairs, past the lounge.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The billiards room is on the second floor.
billiards table
1/bˈɪljɚdz tˈeɪbəl/
fixed phrase
table used for billiards
the special table used for billiards
Exemples
- They bought a billiards table for the basement.
- The club’s billiards table is kept in perfect condition.
- Please don’t put drinks on the billiards table.
Exemples pédagogiques
- There is a billiards table here.
billiards tournament
1/bˈɪljɚdz tˈʊɹnəmənt/
fixed phrase
organized billiards competition
a competition for billiards players
Exemples
- She entered a local billiards tournament.
- Our team is hosting a billiards tournament next month.
- He won the billiards tournament with a strong final match.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He is in a billiards tournament.
play billiards
1/plˈeɪ bˈɪljɚdz/
fixed phrase
do the billiards game
to play the game of billiards
Exemples
- We sometimes play billiards after work.
- They used to play billiards in the back room of the pub.
- Do you want to play billiards or just watch?
Exemples pédagogiques
- I play billiards on weekends.