snakes and ladders in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»French Dictionary

I.ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] N

II.ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] VB trans

III.ladder [Brit ˈladə, Am ˈlædər] VB intr

I.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] N

II.snake [Brit sneɪk, Am sneɪk] VB intr

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

snakes and ladders in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for snakes and ladders in the English»French Dictionary

I.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

II.ladder [ˈlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans, intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We plan to have a giant game of snakes and ladders on the side of a hill.
www.independent.co.uk
Snakes and ladders, table tennis, chess sets and playing cards were used to smuggle in escape kits with hidden maps and other equipment.
en.wikipedia.org
Other games include draughts, snakes and ladders and hoop toss.
en.wikipedia.org
But just a handful of diners -- plus a few drinkers playing snakes and ladders on the terrace -- were the crowd.
www.theweeklyreview.com.au
On the wall -- snakes and ladders, a mask, a dilly bag.
blogs.crikey.com.au
That -- as a video game -- it's as perennial as snakes and ladders or chess.
www.kotaku.com.au
At the moment the system is like a never-ending game of snakes and ladders with almost 70,000 appeals heard every year.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It's like the board in the snakes and ladders game.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Snakes and ladders toast involves relatively minimal effort for maximum impact.
www.telegraph.co.uk
If it was a game of snakes and ladders, they both caught the big snake a couple of spaces from the end.
www.independent.ie

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