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dice

(dīs)
n.
1. Plural of die 2.
2. pl. dice also dices (used with a pl. verb) Small cubes of food.
v. diced, dic·ing, dic·es
v.intr.
To play or gamble with dice.
v.tr.
1. To win or lose (money) by gambling with dice.
2. To cut (food) into small cubes.
3. To decorate with dicelike figures.
[Middle English, alternative spelling of dys, plural of de, dys, a die; see die2.]
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dice

(daɪs)
pl n
1. (Gambling, except Cards) cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers
2. (Games, other than specified) cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers
3. (Gambling, except Cards) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes
4. (Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes
5. small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc
6. no dice slang chiefly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejection
vb
7. (Cookery) to cut (food, etc) into small cubes
8. (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
9. (Games, other than specified) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
10. (intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death)
11. (tr) informal Austral to abandon or reject
12. (tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes
[C14: plural of die2]
ˈdicer n
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dice

(daɪs)

n.pl., sing. die for 1, n.pl.
1. small cubes, marked on each side with one to six spots, usu. used in pairs in games or gambling.
2. (used with a sing. v.) any of various games, esp. gambling games, played by shaking and throwing such cubes.
3. any small cubes.
v.t.
4. to cut into small cubes.
5. to decorate with cubelike figures.
6. to lose by gambling with dice (often fol. by away).
v.i.
7. to play at dice.
Idioms:
no dice,
a. of no use; ineffective.
b. (used as a negative response to a request.)
[1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and pl.), dyces (pl.) < Old French de(i)z, dés (pl.); see die 2]
dic′er, n.
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dice


Past participle: diced
Gerund: dicing

Imperative
dice
dice
Present
I dice
you dice
he/she/it dices
we dice
you dice
they dice
Preterite
I diced
you diced
he/she/it diced
we diced
you diced
they diced
Present Continuous
I am dicing
you are dicing
he/she/it is dicing
we are dicing
you are dicing
they are dicing
Present Perfect
I have diced
you have diced
he/she/it has diced
we have diced
you have diced
they have diced
Past Continuous
I was dicing
you were dicing
he/she/it was dicing
we were dicing
you were dicing
they were dicing
Past Perfect
I had diced
you had diced
he/she/it had diced
we had diced
you had diced
they had diced
Future
I will dice
you will dice
he/she/it will dice
we will dice
you will dice
they will dice
Future Perfect
I will have diced
you will have diced
he/she/it will have diced
we will have diced
you will have diced
they will have diced
Future Continuous
I will be dicing
you will be dicing
he/she/it will be dicing
we will be dicing
you will be dicing
they will be dicing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dicing
you have been dicing
he/she/it has been dicing
we have been dicing
you have been dicing
they have been dicing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dicing
you will have been dicing
he/she/it will have been dicing
we will have been dicing
you will have been dicing
they will have been dicing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dicing
you had been dicing
he/she/it had been dicing
we had been dicing
you had been dicing
they had been dicing
Conditional
I would dice
you would dice
he/she/it would dice
we would dice
you would dice
they would dice
Past Conditional
I would have diced
you would have diced
he/she/it would have diced
we would have diced
you would have diced
they would have diced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

dice

To cut into small cubes.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:dice - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces]dice - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
square block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
five, five-spot - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
four-spot, four - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
one-spot - a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip
six-spot, six - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
Verb 1. dice - cut into cubes; "cube the cheese"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2. dice - play dice
gamble - play games for money
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Translations
لُعْبَة النَّرْد، زَهْر الطاوِلَهنَرْد يُراهِن بواسِطَة النَّرْد، يُقامِريَقْطَع الخُضروات إلى مُكَعَّبات
hrát v kostkykostkakostkynakrájet na kostičky
terning
nopat
kockica
játékkockakockázik
kasta tengingumskera í smáteningateningur
さいころ
주사위
burtai mestķkauliukasžaisti kauliukaisžaisti su mirtimi
sagriezt kubveida gabaliņosspēlēt kauliņu spēlispēļu kauliņš
hrať kockykocky
kocka
tärning
ลูกเต๋า
zar zar atmakkumar oynamak kuşbaşı kesmek/doğramak
xúc xắc

dice

[daɪs]
A. N → dado m; (as pl) → dados mpl; (= shapes) → cubitos mpl
no dice! (US) → ¡ni hablar!, ¡nada de eso!
see also load B3
B. VT [+ vegetables] → cortar en cubitos
diced vegetables → menestra f de verduras
C. VI → jugar a los dados
to dice with death → jugar con la muerte
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dice

[ˈdaɪs] [dice] [ˈdaɪs] (pl)
n → dé m
vt (= cut in cubes) [+ vegetables] → couper en dés, couper en cubes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dice

n pl <-> → Würfel m; to play dice → Würfel spielen, würfeln ; to roll the dice → würfeln ; dice cup or box → Würfelbecher m; no dice (esp US inf) → (das) ist nicht drin (inf)
vi → würfeln ; to dice with death/danger → mit dem Tode/der Gefahr spielen
vt (Cook) → würfelig or in Würfel schneiden
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dice

[daɪs]
1. n pl inv → dado
to play dice → giocare a dadi
2. vt (Culin) → tagliare a dadini
3. vi to dice with death → scherzare con la morte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dice

(dais) – plural dice – noun
(American die (dai) ) a small cube, usually with numbered sides or faces, used in certain games. It is your turn to throw the dice. dobbelstene لُعْبَة النَّرْد، زَهْر الطاوِلَه зарове dado kostka der Würfel terning ζάρι dado täring تاس noppa dé קובייה पांसा kocka (játék)kocka dadu (spila)teningur dadi さいころ 주사위 kauliukas spēļu kauliņš dadu dobbelsteen terning kostka چكه پاو (دقمار داني dado zar игральная кость kocky kocka kockica tärning ลูกเต๋า zar 骰子 гральна кість پانسہ súc sắc 骰子
verb
1. to cut (vegetables etc) into small cubes. She diced the carrots for the soup. in dobbelsteentjies (blokkies) sny يَقْطَع الخُضروات إلى مُكَعَّبات нарязвам на кубчета cortar em cubos nakrájet na kostky in Würfel schneiden skære i terninger ψιλοκόβω σε κύβους cortar en dados kuubikuteks lõikama قطعه قطعه کردن؛ خورد کردن kuutioida couper en cubes לַחֲתוֹך לְקוּבִּיוֹת टुकड़ों में काटना kockice kockára vág memotong-motong skera í smáteninga tagliare a cubetti さいの目に刻む 깍두기 모양으로 자르다 pjaustyti kubeliais sagriezt kubveida gabaliņos dadu in dobbelsteentjes snijden skjære i terninger kroić w kostkę توته توته کول cortar em cubos a tăia în cuburi нарезать кубиками krájať na kocky narezati na kocke iseći na kockice tärna ตัดเป็นสี่เหลี่ยมลูกเต๋า kuşbaşı kesmek/doğramak 將(菜等)切成小方塊 [丁] нарізати кубиками مکعب ٹکڑے کاٹنا thái hạt lựu 将(菜等)切成小方块(丁)
2. to compete (with someone) at throwing dice; to gamble. dobbel يُراهِن بواسِطَة النَّرْد، يُقامِر играя на зарове jogar hrát v kostky würfeln spille terninger ρίχνω τα ζάρια jugar a los dados täringuid mängima هر بازی که در آن تاس بکار می رود heittää noppaa jouer aux dés לְשָׂחֵק בְּקוּבִּיוֹת पांसा खेलना kockati se kockázik main dadu kasta tengingum giocare ai dadi さいころで遊ぶ 주사위 노름을 하다 žaisti kauliukais spēlēt kauliņu spēli berjudi dengan menggunakan dadu dobbelen spille med terninger grać w kości هغه لوبه چې ډايس په هغه كې په كار وړل كيږى jogar a juca zaruri играть в кости hrať kocky kockati kockati se spela tärning เล่นพนันโดยใช้ลูกเต๋า kumar oynamak, zar atmak 擲骰賭博 грати в кості جؤا کھیلنا đánh bạc bằng súc sắc 掷骰赌博
ˈdicey adjective
uncertain; risky. a dicey situation. onsekere, moeilike خَطِر، غَيْر مُؤَكَّد، فيه مُخاطَرَه рискован arriscado nebezpečný, riskantní verzwickt usikker; risikabel παρακινδυνευμένος incierto, dudoso riskantne خطرناک؛ شانسی riskialtis risqué לֹא בָּטוּח खतरनाक एवं अनिश्चित kockast bizonytalan tidak pasti áhættusamur rischioso あやふやな 위험한 pavojingas, rizikingas riskants; nedrošs berisiko link usikker, risikabel ryzykowny خطر ناکه arriscado riscant рискованный riskantný tvegan rizičan riskabel, knivig เสี่ยงอันตราย ne olacağı bilinmeyen, riskli 冒險的 непевний; ненадійний خطرناک mạo hiểm 冒险的
dice with death
to do something very risky (and dangerous). He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line. dobbel يُجازِف، يُخاطِر танцувам със смъртта brincar com a morte riskovat život mit dem Tod spielen lege med døden παίζω με το θάνατο jugar con la muerte tulega mängima با جان خود بازی کردن uhmata kuolemaa risquer sa vie לְשָׂחֵק עַד הַמָווֵת अधिक खतरा उठाना kockati se smrću késhegyen táncol menantang bahaya hætta lífi sínu scherzare con la morte 危険をおかす 큰 모험을 하다 žaisti su mirtimi rotaļāties ar nāvi berisiko zijn leven op het spel zetten ta store sjanser, utsette seg for stor fare igrać ze śmiercią په خپل ځان کی لوبی کول brincar com a morte a-şi risca viaţa рисковать жизнью riskovať život tvegati življenje igrati se smrću leka med döden, spela med döden som insats เสี่ยงอันตราย canını tehlikeye atmak 冒著生命危險 грати зі смертю; ризикувати життям موت سے کھیلنا liều mạng 拿性命开玩笑,做冒险的事
the die is cast
the decisive step has been taken – there is no going back. die koeël is deur die kerk, die teerling is gewerp قَضِيَ الأمْر، لا رَجْعَةَ решението е взето sem volta kostky jsou vrženy die Würfel sind gefallen terningerne er kastet ο κύβος ερρίφθη la suerte está echada liisk on langenud arpa on heitetty le sort en est jeté הַפּוּר נָפַל पीछे हटने की कोई गुंजाइश नहीं kocka je bačena a kocka el van vetve pantang mundur teningunum er kastað; það verður ekki aftur snúið (il dado è tratto) さいは投げられた 주사위는 던져졌다 burtai mesti kauliņi ir mesti keputusan de teerling is geworpen terningen er kastet kości zostały rzucone اساسى مرحله nada a fazer zarurile au fost arun­cate жребий брошен kocky sú hodené kocka je padla kocka je bačena tärningen är kastad ตัดสินใจแล้ว ไม่สามารถย้อนกลับได้ ok yaydan çıktı; olan oldu 木已成舟(事情己經決定,再也不能改變) вибір зроблено, жереб кинуто بازی کھیلی جا چکی ہے bút sa gà chết 木己成舟(事情己经决定,再也不能改变)
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dice

→ نَرْد kostky terning Würfel ζάρια dado , dados nopat dé kockica dadi さいころ 주사위 dobbelstenen terning kości dado игральные кости tärning ลูกเต๋า zar xúc xắc 骰子
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