noun🔗ShareVérificateur, contrôleurOne who checks or verifies something."The checkers at the grocery store carefully checked each item on the customer's receipt. "Les vérificateurs de l'épicerie vérifiaient attentivement chaque article sur le reçu du client.jobworkbusinesspersonserviceorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVérificateurOne who makes a check mark."The checkers at the grocery store carefully checked each item on the list. "Les vérificateurs de l'épicerie vérifiaient attentivement chaque article sur la liste.markjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaissier, caissièreThe clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment."There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow."Il y avait une longue file d'attente à l'épicerie parce que le caissier était très lent.jobpersonbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareObstacle, entraveOne who hinders or stops something."The checkers at the school gate prevented the students from leaving early. "Les obstacles à la grille de l'école ont empêché les élèves de partir plus tôt.personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePionA playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts)."My little brother tried to swallow one of the checkers during our game. "Mon petit frère a essayé d'avaler un des pions pendant notre partie.gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMotif en damierA pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard."The picnic blanket had a red and white checkers pattern. "La couverture de pique-nique avait un motif en damier rouge et blanc.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCormier, fruit du sorbierThe fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis"The hikers paused to examine the small, reddish-brown checkers scattered on the forest floor, fallen from the nearby wild service tree. "Les randonneurs s'arrêtèrent pour examiner les petits cormiers brun-rougeâtre éparpillés sur le sol de la forêt, tombés du sorbier voisin.fruitplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDames(in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces."My grandfather enjoys playing checkers with his friends on the weekends. "Mon grand-père aime jouer aux dames avec ses amis le week-end.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes pions du jeu de dames(in the plural) the playing pieces in the game of checkers."My little brother loves to line up the checkers before we start playing the game. "Mon petit frère adore aligner les pions du jeu de dames avant de commencer la partie.gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuadriller, damerTo mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard."The artist carefully checked the fabric with black and white squares to create a checkerboard pattern. "L'artiste a quadrillé avec soin le tissu de carrés noirs et blancs pour créer un motif en damier.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuadrillerTo develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard."The artist carefully checked the fabric design, ensuring the colors would checker in a pleasing pattern. "L'artiste a soigneusement quadrillé le motif du tissu, s'assurant que les couleurs formeraient un motif agréable.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
