croquet

• Jeu de plein air sur gazon où les joueurs, à l'aide de maillets, frappent des boules en bois pour les faire passer à travers une série d'arceaux plantés dans l'herbe.

A lawn game in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through a series of hoops (wickets) embedded in the grass.

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1. Lawn gameB2formalsport

   A game played on a lawn in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through hoops (wickets).

   jeu de croquet

   • They played croquet on the lawn during the garden party.
   • Croquet requires precision and careful aim.
   • The children learned how to play croquet from their grandparents.

• Verbe désignant l'action de frapper la boule d'un adversaire avec la sienne au croquet, généralement pour l'envoyer ailleurs ou la faire sortir du jeu.

A verb meaning to drive away an opponent's ball by striking one's own ball against it in the game of croquet.

1. Hit opponent's ballC1formalsport

   In the game of croquet, to strike one's own ball against an opponent's ball to move it.

   Roqueter

   • He croqueted his opponent's ball out of bounds.
   • She carefully croqueted the red ball away from the wicket.
   • The player was penalized for failing to croquet properly.