les jeux sont faits
UK/leɪ ˌʒɜː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/
les jeux sont faits phrase: in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
Phrase
les jeux sont faits
- In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
- Synonyms:
- no more bets, the stakes are set, rien ne va plus
- Things have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.
- Synonyms:
- the die is cast
Synonyms of les jeux sont faits
- no more bets
- the stakes are set
- rien ne va plus
- the die is cast
Origin of les jeux sont faits
Borrowed from French les jeux sont faits (literally “the games are made”). Earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941) in the 1920s.
Words that rhyme with les jeux sont faits
Questions about les jeux sont faits
- What does les jeux sont faits mean?
- Les jeux sont faits means in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
- What part of speech is les jeux sont faits?
- Les jeux sont faits is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce les jeux sont faits?
- Les jeux sont faits is pronounced /leɪ ˌʒɜː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/ (UK).
Words near les jeux sont faits in the dictionary
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