What does joueur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word joueur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use joueur in French.

The word joueur in French means player, player, player, gambler, player, playful, player, sportsman-like, good sport, be a good sport, be a bad sport, cricketer, cricket player, footballer, football player, tennis player, compulsive gambler, first-team player, bad sport, amateur, lightweight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word joueur

player

(personne qui pratique un jeu) (game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre et moi sommes des joueurs de dominos.
Peter and I are domino players.

player

(personne qui pratique un sport) (Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le club devrait recruter 4 nouveaux joueurs pour la saison prochaine. Mon frère est un bon joueur de foot.
The club is expected to hire four new players for next season. My brother is a good football player.

player

(personne fait de la musique) (instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce joueur de violon est connu mondialement.
This violinist is world-famous.

gambler

(parieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce joueur s'est retrouvé sur la paille et est maintenant interdit de casino.

player

(personne qui aime prendre des risques) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Amélie est une joueuse dans l'âme, alors, je pense que ton projet risqué devrait lui plaire.

playful

adjectif (qui aime s'amuser)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Notre petit chaton est très joueur.

player

adjectif (qui aime prendre des risques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Allez, je suis joueur, alors, on va la jouer à quitte ou double !
Come on, I'm a player, so we'll play double or quits!

sportsman-like

(fair-play)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

good sport

nom masculin (joueur fair-play)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a good sport

locution verbale (jouer honnêtement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tous reconnaissent que ce sportif est beau joueur.
Everyone knows that sportsman plays by the rules.

be a bad sport

locution verbale (mal accepter la défaite et tricher)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne veux plus jouer avec mon frère, il est mauvais joueur.

cricketer, cricket player

(pratiquant du cricket) (sportsperson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le joueur de cricket prend part à un sport collectif de balle et de batte.

footballer, football player

(pratiquant du football) (sportsperson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tennis player

(pratiquant du tennis) (sportsperson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

compulsive gambler

nom masculin ([qqn] ne pouvant s'empêcher de jouer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

first-team player

(joueur non remplaçant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bad sport

(figuré (joueur n'aimant pas perdre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

amateur, lightweight

(Sports (qui ne prend pas de risque) (pejorative: Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel petit joueur ! Il n'a fait aucune attaque et a juste attendu que je me fatigue.

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