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les_jeux_sont_faits

les jeux sont faits

English

Phrase

les jeux sont faits

  1. (gambling) In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
  2. (idiomatic) Things have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back once you did something.

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French

Etymology

Literally “the games are made”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /le ʒø sɔ̃ fɛ/

Phrase

les jeux sont faits

  1. (gambling) les jeux sont faits, the stakes are set (call made by the croupier)
  2. (idiomatic) the die is cast, les jeux sont faits (things have reached an irreversible point)

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