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piste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ace noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  • credit noun Recognition or praise given for something a person has done.
  • dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  • Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
  • point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • tittle noun Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.

Senses

piste is used for these senses in English:

  • ace (card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
  • credit A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
  • dock A section of a hotel or restaurant.
  • dot Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
  • full stop (colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
  • full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • period (chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.
  • period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

ace — full definition

  1. noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  2. noun A person who is extremely skilled at something.
  3. noun (tennis) A serve that the opponent fails to touch, winning the point outright.
  4. verb To do extremely well in something, such as a test.
  5. adj Excellent; first-rate.

credit — full definition

  1. noun Recognition or praise given for something a person has done.
  2. noun An arrangement allowing a buyer to pay for goods or services later, or a bank to lend money.
  3. verb To add money to an account.
  4. verb To believe something, or to attribute an achievement to someone.

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