French Conversation · Level 39
74 words
French word
billard
Pronunciation
IPA/bijaʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounbilliards
Example
On va jouer au billard ce soir.
We're going to play billiards tonight.
More examples
Il a acheté une table de billard pour le salon.
He bought a billiard table for the living room.
Core concept
A felt-covered table where a cue sends balls toward pockets, with the same word naming the game played on it.
Common phrases
jouer au billard
play billiards
table de billard
billiard table
salle de billard
billiard room
Similar words
pool: A popular form of billiards in which players pocket balls in sequence to score points.
Definition in French
Jeu consistant à frapper des billes avec une queue sur une table à poches, le mot désignant aussi la table elle-même.
Word origin
French billard formed from bille, meaning ball, with the suffix -ard, and came to name a ball game and its table.
Usage tips
- The fixed phrase is jouer au billard because à plus le contracts to au.
Other meanings
- billiard tablenoun
Related words
- billardistebilliards playernoun