biribi

biʁibi

Definition

Definition of biribi - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

casino

Dated

jeu de hasard avec tableau numéroté et boules contenant des chiffres

Dated

Les soldats jouaient au biribi pour passer le temps.

jeu de hasard

loterie

militaire

Rare

compagnie disciplinaire militaire française en Afrique du Nord au 19e siècle

Rare

Il fut envoyé au biribi en Algérie pour sa désobéissance.

bataillon disciplinaire

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Origin of biribi

italien, biribì (jeu de hasard militaire)

Examples of biribi in a sentence

Le biribi était très populaire dans les casernes françaises.
Il a été envoyé au biribi pour ses actes de rébellion.
Les soldats ont été punis par le biribi pour insubordination.

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English:biribi, Biribi, ...
German:Biribi, französische Disziplinarkompanie in Nordafrika im 19. Jahrhundert, ...
Italian:biribì, Biribi, ...
Spanish:biribi, Biribi, ...
Portuguese:biribi, Biribi, ...
Chinese:比里比游戏, 比里比惩戒部队, ...
Japanese:ビリビ, 懲罰部隊, ...
Arabic:بيرييبي, فرقة تأديبية عسكرية, ...
Hebrew:בִּירִיבִּי, ...
Russian:бириби, дисциплинарная рота, ...
Ukrainian:бірібі, дисциплінарна рота, ...
Catalan:joc de biribi, biribi, ...
Danish:lotterispil, militær straffekompagni, ...
Dutch:biribi, Biribi, ...
Greek:μπιρίμπι, μπιριμπί, ...
Hungarian:biribi, francia katonai fegyelmi század, ...
Khmer:ល្បែងប៊ីរីប៊ី, កងវិន័យយោធាបារាំង, ...
Korean:비리비, 프랑스 징벌 부대, ...
Polish:biribi, kompania karna, ...
Portuguese (BR):biribi, companhia disciplinar militar francesa na África do Norte no século 19, ...
Romanian:biribi, companie disciplinară, ...
Swedish:nummerspel, militärt straffkompani i Nordafrika, ...
Thai:เกมบิริบิ, กองวินัยทหารฝรั่งเศส, ...
Turkish:Biribi, askeri disiplin birliği, ...
Vietnamese:trò chơi biribi, trại kỷ luật Biribi, ...

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