trente et quarante

American  

[trahnt ey kuh-rahnt, trahn tey ka-rahnt] / ˈtrɑnt eɪ kəˈrɑnt, trɑ̃ teɪ kaˈrɑ̃t /

noun

1. rouge et noir.

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trente et quarante British  

/ trɑ̃t e karɑ̃t /

noun

1. another name for rouge et noir

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Etymology

Origin of trente et quarante

Borrowed into English from French around 1665–75

Example Sentences

After two hours devoted to the impassive scrutiny of a spinning roulette wheel and the cards in another game called trente et quarante, the two departed.

From Time Magazine Archive

After losing everything in trente et quarante, she appeared at a last minute with more money: a roll of thousand franc notes.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

They all listened with delight to this voice of hope that refreshed their hearts before they gave themselves up to the strain and stress of roulette and trente et quarante.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

After leaving the Captains, he found Lewis at a trente et quarante table, with a heap of thousand franc chips in front of him.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

Then, collecting my belongings, I crossed to where trente et quarante was being played—a game which could boast of a more aristocratic public, and was played with cards instead of with a wheel.

From The Gambler by Hogarth, C. J.