What does billard in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word billard in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use billard in French.

The word billard in French means billiards, billiard table, game of billiards, billiard game, billiard room, smooth, pool, English billiards, French billiards, bar billiards, billiard ball, pool ball, it's a piece of cake, that's a piece of cake, game of billiards, go under the surgeon's knife, go under the knife, pool cue, billiard table. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word billard

billiards

nom masculin (jeu de salon) (cue sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont fait une partie de billard tout l'après-midi.
They played a game of billiards all afternoon.

billiard table

nom masculin (table de billard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce billard est trop petit.
This billiard table is too small.

game of billiards, billiard game

nom masculin (partie de billard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Et si nous faisions un billard ?
How about a game of billiards?

billiard room

nom masculin (établissement où l'on joue au billard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a deux billards en ville.
There are two snooker halls in town.

smooth

nom masculin (familier (route large sur laquelle on roule facilement)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette autoroute, c'est du billard.
This motorway is smooth going.

pool

nom masculin (billard à trous) (ball game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

English billiards

nom masculin (type de billard à trous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

French billiards

nom masculin (billard à bandes)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

bar billiards

nom masculin (billard à trous) (cue sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

billiard ball, pool ball

nom féminin (petite balle du jeu de billard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur un billard américain, il y a 15 boules de billard numérotées et une blanche.

it's a piece of cake, that's a piece of cake

(familier (c'est sans souci) (figurative, informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Convaincre ma mère pour pouvoir sortir samedi, c'est du billard.

game of billiards

nom féminin (jeu de billard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ça te dit, une partie de billard ?

go under the surgeon's knife, go under the knife

locution verbale (familier (se faire opérer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

pool cue

nom féminin (tige en bois pour frapper les boules) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

billiard table

nom féminin (support pour boules de billard) (for billiards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. A pool table is quite small, 6 feet by 3 feet.

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