twenty-one

• Nombre 21, utilisé comme adjectif pour désigner une quantité ou un âge.

The number 21, used as an adjective to indicate quantity or age.

1. Being one more than twentyA1formal

   The number that is one more than twenty; the cardinal number 21.

   vingt et un

   • She celebrated her twenty-first birthday last week.
   • There are twenty-one students in the class.
   • He scored twenty-one points in the game.

• Nom désignant le nombre entier égal à vingt plus un, ou un jeu de cartes à parier dont le but est de totaliser plus de points que le croupier sans dépasser 21.

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one, or a gambling card game where the goal is to have a hand value higher than the dealer's without exceeding 21.

1. The number 21A1formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one.

   Le nombre vingt et un

   • Twenty-one is the number of days in three weeks.
   • She turned twenty-one last month.
   • The answer to the equation is twenty-one.

   Synonymesxxi

2. B1informal

   A gambling card game where the goal is to have cards totaling a higher count than the dealer without exceeding 21.

   Vingt-et-un

   • They played twenty-one at the casino all night.
   • He won the round of twenty-one with a blackjack.
   • Twenty-one is also known as blackjack.

   Synonymesblackjackpontoonvingt-et-un