Snake eyes Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsneɪk/ /ˈaɪz

SNAYK-eyez

UK

snˈeɪk/ /ˈaɪz

sn-AYK-eyez

التعريف

When rolling dice, 'snake eyes' refers to getting two ones. It also means extremely bad luck or a disappointing result.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal; mainly used in games involving dice, especially craps. Figuratively, can refer to any situation with very bad luck or the worst possible outcome. Rare outside gaming or slang. Often used in negative or joking contexts.

• Spanish: doble uno (dados) - snake eyes
• Portuguese (BR): dois uns (dados) - snake eyes
• Portuguese (PT): dois uns (dados) - snake eyes
• Chinese (Simplified): 双一（骰子）
• Chinese (Traditional): 雙一（骰子）
• Hindi: स्नेक आइज़ (साँप की आँखें) - दोनों एक (पासा)
• Arabic: عينا الأفعى (نرد)
• Bengali: স্নেক আইস - দুইটা এক (পাশার খেলা)
• Russian: снейк айз - две единицы (на костях)
• Japanese: スネークアイ - 1のゾロ目（サイコロ）
• Vietnamese: snake eyes - hai mặt một (đổ xí ngầu)
• Korean: 스네이크 아이 - 주사위 두 개가 1이 나오는 경우
• Turkish: snake eyes - iki bir (zar oyununda)
• Urdu: سنيك آئز - دو ایک (پانسوں میں)
• Indonesian: snake eyes - dua angka satu (dadu)

جمل نموذجية

He rolled snake eyes and lost the game.

basic

Getting snake eyes is very unlucky.

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She laughed when I got snake eyes twice in a row.

basic

When your luck runs out, you get snake eyes.

natural

We were hoping for good news, but all we got was snake eyes.

natural

Nobody wants to see snake eyes on their first roll.

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