crossruff

ˈkrɒsˌrʌf

Definition

Definition of crossruff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

game

Rare

win tricks by partners alternately using trumps

Rare

They executed a crossruff to win extra tricks.

Verb

bridge strategy

Rare

win tricks by trumping alternately in two hands

Rare

They crossruff to take all the remaining tricks.

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Origin of crossruff

English, cross (across) + ruff (trick in card games)

Examples of crossruff in a sentence

He taught me the crossruff during last week's card game.
They decided to crossruff on the next hand.
We must crossruff to maximize our points.

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French:coupe croisée, crosser, ...
German:Kreuzruff, abwechselnd trumpfen, ...
Italian:gioco di prese incrociate, tagliare a turno, ...
Spanish:contrafallo, hacer crossruff, ...
Portuguese:corte cruzado, fazer crossruff, ...
Chinese:交叉用王牌, 交叉杀牌, ...
Japanese:クロスラフ, 交互に切り札を使う, ...
Arabic:تعاقب القص, قطع بالتناوب, ...
Hebrew:קְרוֹסְרַף, לַעֲשׂוֹת קְרוֹסְרַף, ...
Russian:кросс-раф, выигрывать взятки, поочередно козыряя, ...
Ukrainian:перехресний раф, чергувати козирі, ...
Hindi:क्रॉसरफ, क्रॉसरफ करना, ...
Bengali:ক্রসরাফ, পালাক্রমে ট্রাম্প দিয়ে ট্রিক জেতা, ...
Catalan:creuament de triomfs, fer crossruff, ...
Czech:křížové přebíjení, provést křížový přebíh, ...
Danish:krydstrumf, trumfe skiftevis, ...
Dutch:crossruff, om de beurt troeven, ...
Greek:διασταυρούμενο ατού, κερδίζω μπάζες εναλλάξ με ατού, ...
Hungarian:váltott aduzással végrehajtott ütésnyerés, keresztruffolni, ...
Khmer:យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រលេងបៀដែលដៃគូឆ្លាស់គ្នាប្រើសន្លឹកបៀអាទិភាពដើម្បីឈ្នះជុំ, ឈ្នះជុំបៀដោយកាត់បៀឆ្លាស់គ្នាពីដៃទាំងពីរ, ...
Korean:크로스러프, 교차 트럼프하다, ...
Persian:برش متقاطع, با بر زدن متناوب برنده شد, ...
Polish:krzyżowy renons, przebijać na przemian, ...
Portuguese (BR):corte cruzado, cortar alternadamente, ...
Romanian:tehnică de bridge în care partenerii taie alternativ cu atuul, a tăia alternativ, ...
Swedish:korsruff, korssticka, ...
Thai:การครอสรัฟ, ตัดไพ่สลับมือ, ...
Turkish:çapraz takas, çapraz koz almak, ...
Vietnamese:đánh chéo chủ, đánh chéo, ...

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