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3 +2 | I have an ace up my sleeve |
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5 | trick |
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3 | I've got something. |
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I've got something. Explanation: He's bluffing. "Relax, I've got something". But he doesn't specify if it's a good or a bad combination of cards. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2020-10-10 13:15:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He doesn't want the other couple to decipher what he's got. |
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tengo un chico abajo de la mesa I have an ace up my sleeve Explanation: You can't isolate "chico" and still capture the meaning of the sentence. "Ace up my sleeve" is a very common idiom. See the following definition. It doesn't mean that it's an "ace," and it can be a bluff--meaning that there may also be nothing up the sleeve. languagesystems.edu Ace up My sleeve an ace up one's sleeve” means to have a secret or surprise that will. give that person an advantage. The. expression originally comes from people cheating at poker, when holding an ace. |
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Reference: Refs. Reference information: Argentinian Truco is played by 2 players or by pairs and the 40 card Spanish deck is used. The objective of the game is to win a determined number of chicos (1, 2 or 3 chicos). Each chico can be played at 15 or 30 points. The first half of the points are popularly called “bad”, the second half “good”. https://www.nhfournier.es/en/como-jugar/truco/ http://www.ludoteka.com/truco-en.html Description This is a Spanish card game. The Spanish pack has 40 or 48 cards distributed in four suits: oros (golden coins), copas (glasses), espadas (swords) and bastos (sticks); the picture cards are sota (jack,10), caballo (horse,11), and rey (king,12). Most games are played with the 40 cards pack (pictures and cards from ace to seven), but some of them need also eights and nines. If you already know about the truc, just learn quickly looking at the differences between truc and argentinian truco. |
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