Deuce

  • 11Deuce — Deuce, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. {Deity}).] The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also {deuse}.] [Low] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12deuce — A slang term originating in California for a drunk driving violation. Category: Criminal Law Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

    Law dictionary

  • 13deuce — ● deuce nom masculin (anglais deuce, égalité) Au poker, nom donné au deux, lorsqu il sert de joker …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 14Deuce — [dju:s] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. deuce, eigtl. »zwei (Punkte)«, dies über altfr. deus (fr. deux) aus lat. duos, Akkusativ von duo »zwei«> Einstand, Gleichstand in einem Spiel, z. B. wenn beide Spieler bzw. Parteien jeweils 3 Punkte… …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 15deuce — [ dus ] noun 1. ) count a PLAYING CARD with the number two or two marks on it 2. ) count or uncount the score in tennis when both players have 40 points 3. ) the deuce OLD FASHIONED used in questions for emphasizing how surprised or annoyed you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16deuce — late 15c., toe 2 in dice or cards, also a roll of 2 in dice (1510s), from M.Fr. deus (Mod.Fr. deux), from L. duos (nom. duo) two (see TWO (Cf. two)). Became a mild oath by 1710, about 50 years after it was first attested in the sense of bad luck …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 17deuce — deuce1 [do͞os, dyo͞os] n. [ME deus, dewes < OFr deus < L duos, acc. of duo, TWO] 1. a playing card with two spots 2. the side of a die bearing two spots, or a throw of the dice totaling two 3. [< Fr à deux de jeu] Tennis Badminton etc. a …

    English World dictionary

  • 18deuce — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nel tennis, il punteggio di 40 pari dopo il quale ciascun giocatore si deve aggiudicare i due punti successivi per poter vincere il game Sinonimi: 1parità. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: dal fr …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 19Deuce — 〈[dju:s] m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Sport; bes. Tennis〉 Einstand; →a. s. Advantage [Etym.: engl., eigtl. »Zwei (im Kartenspiel)« <afrz. deus <lat. duos »zwei«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 20DEUCE — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Deuce. DEUCE (сокр. от англ. Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine, Универсальная цифровая электронная вычислительная машина) один из первых британских доступных для покупки… …

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