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board games

board games

Meaning of board games

games played on a board

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EN-UK/ˈbɔːd ɡeɪmz/
EN-US/bɔrd ˈɡeɪmz/
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board games with Russian translation

board games usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она приносит новые настольные игры, когда друзья приходят в гости на кофе.

She brings new board games when friends come round for coffee.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

В общественном центре раз в месяц проходит встреча для настольных игр.

The community centre runs a board games afternoon once a month.

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board games belongs to the topic "Hobbies and Interests". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

board gamesнастольные игры
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

board games synonyms

Related words worth learning together

table games
Can mean games played on a table; also a term for casino games (e.g. roulette, blackjack).
card games
Games played with cards; sometimes overlap with board games but a distinct category.
party games
Games designed for parties — usually simple, social, and for larger groups.
parlor games
Old-fashioned term for indoor/social games played at home; US spelling is 'parlor', UK often 'parlour'.
family games
Games aimed at families—usually simple, accessible and suitable for children.
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table games

Can mean games played on a table; also a term for casino games (e.g. roulette, blackjack).

A2Rarely

Some cafes host small tournaments for table games like chess.

🇬🇧en

Games played with cards; sometimes overlap with board games but a distinct category.

A2Very Often

We played card games like Poker and Uno after dinner.

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party games

Games designed for parties — usually simple, social, and for larger groups.

A2Often

Charades and Pictionary are classic party games.

P
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parlor games

Old-fashioned term for indoor/social games played at home; US spelling is 'parlor', UK often 'parlour'.

A2Rarely

In Victorian novels you often find descriptions of parlor games.

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family games

Games aimed at families—usually simple, accessible and suitable for children.

A2Often

They sell a lot of family games that kids and adults can enjoy together.

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How to pronounce board games and what this word means

board games means board games. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce board games

/ˈbɔːd ɡeɪmz/

board games translation

board games

board games examples

She brings new board games when friends come round for coffee.

board games transcription

/ˈbɔːd ɡeɪmz/, /bɔrd ˈɡeɪmz/

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board games meaning: what does it mean?

games played on a board

board games pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

board games is pronounced as /ˈbɔːd ɡeɪmz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

board games definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She brings new board games when friends come round for coffee. Translation: Она приносит новые настольные игры, когда друзья приходят в гости на кофе.

Is board games part of Hobbies and Interests vocabulary?

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Is board games part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

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