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rou·lette
(ro͞o-lĕt′)n.1. A gambling game in which the players bet on which slot of a rotating disk a small ball will come to rest in.
2. a. A small toothed disk of tempered steel attached to a handle and used to make rows of dots, slits, or perforations, as in engraving or on a sheet of postage stamps.
b. Any of the short consecutive incisions made between individual stamps in a sheet for easy separation.
tr.v.rou·lett·ed, rou·lett·ing, rou·lettes
[French, from Old French ruelete, feminine diminutive of ruele, diminutive of roue, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
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roulette
(ruːˈlɛt) n1. (Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning horizontal wheel divided into 37 or 38 coloured and numbered slots, with players betting on the slot into which the ball will fall
2. (Tools) a toothed wheel for making a line of perforations
3. a tiny slit made by such a wheel on a sheet of stamps as an aid to tearing it apart
4. (Mathematics) a curve generated by a point on one curve rolling on another
vb (tr) (Tools) to use a roulette on (something), as in engraving, making stationery, etc
[C18: from French, from rouelle a little wheel, from roue a wheel, from Latin rota]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
rou•lette
(ruˈlɛt)n., v.
-let•ted, -let•ting.n.
Past participle: rouletted
Gerund: rouletting
1. a game of chance in which a small ball is spun on a dishlike device (roulette′ wheel`), with players betting on which of the black or red numbered compartments the ball will come to rest in.
2. a small wheel with sharp teeth, used for making lines of marks or perforations.
3. a row of short cuts, in which no paper is removed, made between individual stamps to permit their ready separation.
v.t. 4. to mark, impress, or perforate with a roulette.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
roulette
Past participle: rouletted
Gerund: rouletting
| Imperative |
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| roulette |
| roulette |
| Present |
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| I roulette |
| you roulette |
| he/she/it roulettes |
| we roulette |
| you roulette |
| they roulette |
| Preterite |
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| I rouletted |
| you rouletted |
| he/she/it rouletted |
| we rouletted |
| you rouletted |
| they rouletted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am rouletting |
| you are rouletting |
| he/she/it is rouletting |
| we are rouletting |
| you are rouletting |
| they are rouletting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have rouletted |
| you have rouletted |
| he/she/it has rouletted |
| we have rouletted |
| you have rouletted |
| they have rouletted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was rouletting |
| you were rouletting |
| he/she/it was rouletting |
| we were rouletting |
| you were rouletting |
| they were rouletting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had rouletted |
| you had rouletted |
| he/she/it had rouletted |
| we had rouletted |
| you had rouletted |
| they had rouletted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will roulette |
| you will roulette |
| he/she/it will roulette |
| we will roulette |
| you will roulette |
| they will roulette |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have rouletted |
| you will have rouletted |
| he/she/it will have rouletted |
| we will have rouletted |
| you will have rouletted |
| they will have rouletted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be rouletting |
| you will be rouletting |
| he/she/it will be rouletting |
| we will be rouletting |
| you will be rouletting |
| they will be rouletting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been rouletting |
| you have been rouletting |
| he/she/it has been rouletting |
| we have been rouletting |
| you have been rouletting |
| they have been rouletting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been rouletting |
| you will have been rouletting |
| he/she/it will have been rouletting |
| we will have been rouletting |
| you will have been rouletting |
| they will have been rouletting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been rouletting |
| you had been rouletting |
| he/she/it had been rouletting |
| we had been rouletting |
| you had been rouletting |
| they had been rouletting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would roulette |
| you would roulette |
| he/she/it would roulette |
| we would roulette |
| you would roulette |
| they would roulette |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have rouletted |
| you would have rouletted |
| he/she/it would have rouletted |
| we would have rouletted |
| you would have rouletted |
| they would have rouletted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | roulette - a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes cycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line epicycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle hypocycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle |
| 2. | roulette - a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | |
| 3. | roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling |
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ruleta
rulett
룰렛
ruleta
เกมส์พนันรูเลทท์
môn chôi Roulette
roulette
[ruːˈlet]N → ruletafCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
roulette
[ruːˈlɛt]modif [table] → de roulette; [wheel] →
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
roulette
n → Roulett(e)nt; roulette table/wheel → Roulettetischm → /-scheibef ?Russian roulette
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
roulette
(ruˈlet
) noun
a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel. roelet روليت: لُعْبَة قِمار بِواسِطَة دولاب рулетка roleta ruleta das Roulett roulette ρουλέταruleta rulett بازی رولت یا قمار ruletti rouletteרולטה एक प्रकार का खेल rulet rulett rolet rúlletta roulette ルーレット 룰렛(도박의 일종) ruletė rulete rolet rouletterulettruletka قمار roleta ruletă рулетка ruleta ruleta rulet roulett การพนันหมุนวงล้อโดยมีลูกให้ตกตามหมายเลข rulet 俄羅斯輪盤 рулетка ایک طرح کا جوءے کا کھیل trò chơi đánh bài ru-lét 轮盘赌
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
roulette
→ رُوليت ruleta rouletteRouletteρουλέταRussian Roulette Idioms
ruleta rulettiroulette ruletroulette ルーレットRussian Roulette Idioms
룰렛rouletterulettruletaroletaрулетка
-let•ted, -let•ting.n.
Past participle: rouletted
Gerund: rouletting
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1. a game of chance in which a small ball is spun on a dishlike device (roulette′ wheel`), with players betting on which of the black or red numbered compartments the ball will come to rest in.
2. a small wheel with sharp teeth, used for making lines of marks or perforations.
3. a row of short cuts, in which no paper is removed, made between individual stamps to permit their ready separation.
v.t. 4. to mark, impress, or perforate with a roulette.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
roulette
Past participle: rouletted
Gerund: rouletting
| Imperative |
|---|
| roulette |
| roulette |
| Present |
|---|
| I roulette |
| you roulette |
| he/she/it roulettes |
| we roulette |
| you roulette |
| they roulette |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I rouletted |
| you rouletted |
| he/she/it rouletted |
| we rouletted |
| you rouletted |
| they rouletted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am rouletting |
| you are rouletting |
| he/she/it is rouletting |
| we are rouletting |
| you are rouletting |
| they are rouletting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have rouletted |
| you have rouletted |
| he/she/it has rouletted |
| we have rouletted |
| you have rouletted |
| they have rouletted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was rouletting |
| you were rouletting |
| he/she/it was rouletting |
| we were rouletting |
| you were rouletting |
| they were rouletting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had rouletted |
| you had rouletted |
| he/she/it had rouletted |
| we had rouletted |
| you had rouletted |
| they had rouletted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will roulette |
| you will roulette |
| he/she/it will roulette |
| we will roulette |
| you will roulette |
| they will roulette |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have rouletted |
| you will have rouletted |
| he/she/it will have rouletted |
| we will have rouletted |
| you will have rouletted |
| they will have rouletted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be rouletting |
| you will be rouletting |
| he/she/it will be rouletting |
| we will be rouletting |
| you will be rouletting |
| they will be rouletting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been rouletting |
| you have been rouletting |
| he/she/it has been rouletting |
| we have been rouletting |
| you have been rouletting |
| they have been rouletting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been rouletting |
| you will have been rouletting |
| he/she/it will have been rouletting |
| we will have been rouletting |
| you will have been rouletting |
| they will have been rouletting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been rouletting |
| you had been rouletting |
| he/she/it had been rouletting |
| we had been rouletting |
| you had been rouletting |
| they had been rouletting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would roulette |
| you would roulette |
| he/she/it would roulette |
| we would roulette |
| you would roulette |
| they would roulette |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have rouletted |
| you would have rouletted |
| he/she/it would have rouletted |
| we would have rouletted |
| you would have rouletted |
| they would have rouletted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | roulette - a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes cycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line epicycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle hypocycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle |
| 2. | roulette - a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | |
| 3. | roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
ruleta
rulett
룰렛
ruleta
เกมส์พนันรูเลทท์
môn chôi Roulette
roulette
[ruːˈlet]N → ruletafCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
roulette
[ruːˈlɛt]modif [table] → de roulette; [wheel] →
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
roulette
n → Roulett(e)nt; roulette table/wheel → Roulettetischm → /-scheibef ?Russian roulette
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
roulette
(ruˈlet) noun a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel. roelet روليت: لُعْبَة قِمار بِواسِطَة دولاب рулетка roleta ruleta das Roulett roulette ρουλέταruleta rulett بازی رولت یا قمار ruletti rouletteרולטה एक प्रकार का खेल rulet rulett rolet rúlletta roulette ルーレット 룰렛(도박의 일종) ruletė rulete rolet rouletterulettruletka قمار roleta ruletă рулетка ruleta ruleta rulet roulett การพนันหมุนวงล้อโดยมีลูกให้ตกตามหมายเลข rulet 俄羅斯輪盤 рулетка ایک طرح کا جوءے کا کھیل trò chơi đánh bài ru-lét 轮盘赌
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
roulette
→ رُوليت ruleta rouletteRouletteρουλέταRussian Roulette Idioms
ruleta rulettiroulette ruletroulette ルーレットRussian Roulette Idioms
룰렛rouletterulettruletaroletaрулетка roulett เกมส์พนันรูเลทท์rulet môn chôi Roulette轮盘赌Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Roulette Idioms
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1. slang A method of birth control in which heterosexual partners do not engage in sexual intercourse while the woman is ovulating; more commonly known as 'the rhythm method.' An allusion to contraceptives being banned within the Catholic ideology and the fact that the effectiveness of such a method is as much a gamble as playing roulette. In this day and age, and with four children already, I find it mind-boggling that you and Sarah would be playing Catholic roulette to keep from having another baby.My periods have always been unpredictable, so I've never trusted Catholic roulette as a potential method.
2. slang A method of birth control in which a man withdraws his penis from his partner's vagina before ejaculating; more commonly known as 'the withdrawal method' (technically called 'coitus interruptus'). We got so caught up in the moment that I didn't bother asking if he had a condom, so I just told him to pull out before he came. Well, suffice to say that we lost that game of Catholic roulette.
3. slang Heterosexual intercourse in which no birth-control methods are used at all. Why on earth would you not use a condom, dude? If you go playing Catholic roulette with every girl you hook up with, you're going to end up with a baby in your arms before you've even graduated college!
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