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deuce

/djuːs/ /duːs/

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noun

Dos

A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

Examples :

"He needed the deuce of spades to complete his flush in poker. "

Necesitaba el dos de espadas para completar su color en el póker.

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noun

Dos

A side of a die with two spots.

Examples :

"He needed a five to win the game, but the die showed a deuce. "

Necesitaba un cinco para ganar el juego, pero el dado mostró un dos.

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noun

Dos

A cast of dice totalling two.

Examples :

"He was disappointed when his roll resulted in a deuce, meaning he only moved two spaces on the board game. "

Se decepcionó cuando su tirada resultó en un dos, lo que significaba que solo avanzó dos casillas en el juego de mesa.

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noun

Dos

The number two.

Examples :

"My little sister got a deuce on her math test. "

Mi hermana pequeña sacó un dos en su examen de matemáticas.

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Empate

A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

Examples :

"The tennis game was intense; after being tied several times, it was now deuce, meaning the next player to win two points in a row would win the match. "

El partido de tenis fue intenso; después de estar empatados varias veces, ahora era empate, lo que significaba que el siguiente jugador que ganara dos puntos seguidos ganaría el partido.

sport game point

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Curva

Examples :

"The pitcher threw a nasty deuce that fooled the batter. "

El lanzador lanzó una curva sucia que engañó al bateador.

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Un Ford del '32

A '32 Ford.

Examples :

"My grandfather's prized possession is his restored deuce, a beautiful '32 Ford hot rod. "

La posesión más preciada de mi abuelo es su restaurado Ford del '32, un hermoso hot rod.

vehicle style history technology

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Carburadores de dos cuerpos

(in the plural) 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold).

Examples :

"The mechanic explained that the classic car's powerful engine was equipped with "three deuces" for improved fuel delivery and performance. "

El mecánico explicó que el potente motor del coche clásico estaba equipado con "tres carburadores de dos cuerpos" para mejorar el suministro de combustible y el rendimiento.

vehicle machine technical industry

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Mesa para dos

(restaurants) A table seating two diners.

Examples :

""The hostess led the couple to a quiet deuce near the window." "

La anfitriona condujo a la pareja a una mesa para dos tranquila cerca de la ventana.

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Excremento, mierda

A piece of excrement.

Examples :

""Be careful walking in the park; some dog owners don't clean up after their pets, and there's a deuce right on the path." "

Ten cuidado al caminar por el parque; algunos dueños de perros no limpian después de sus mascotas, y hay un excremento justo en el camino.

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Diablo

(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

Examples :

""The car won't start! What the deuce is wrong with it now?" "

“¡El coche no arranca! ¿Qué diablos le pasa ahora?”

religion mythology curse exclamation theology