Checkers Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈtʃɛkɝz/

CHEK-urz

UK

/tʃˈɛkəz/

CHEK-uhz

التعريف

A board game for two players, where each tries to capture all the opponent’s pieces by moving diagonally. Called 'draughts' in British English.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

In American English, 'checkers' refers specifically to this board game; in British English, it’s called 'draughts'. Used mostly in informal or family settings. Be careful not to confuse with 'chess' (a different game).

• Spanish: damas (juego de mesa)
• Portuguese (BR): damas (jogo de tabuleiro)
• Portuguese (PT): damas (jogo de tabuleiro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 跳棋 - 西洋跳棋
• Chinese (Traditional): 跳棋 - 西洋跳棋
• Hindi: चेकर्स (बोर्ड गेम) - ड्राफ्ट्स
• Arabic: لعبة الداما
• Bengali: চেকার্স - ডাম (বোর্ড খেলা)
• Russian: шашки
• Japanese: チェッカー - ドラフツ（ボードゲーム）
• Vietnamese: cờ dam - cờ draughts
• Korean: 체커 - 체커 보드게임
• Turkish: dama - dama (Amerikan draughts oyunu)
• Urdu: چیکرز - ڈرافٹس (بورڈ گیم)
• Indonesian: catur dam - permainan checkers

جمل نموذجية

We played checkers after dinner.

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My grandfather is very good at checkers.

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Do you know how to play checkers?

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Let’s set up the board and have a quick game of checkers.

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We always bring checkers on our family trips.

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After losing at chess, he challenged me to a game of checkers instead.

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