tuile
French → English
(colloquial) Stroke of bad luck: an unexpected and unpleasant accident or event that causes trouble
Il m'est arrivé une sacrée tuile ce matin : ma voiture est tombée en panne.
(English) I had a real stroke of bad luck this morning: my car broke down.
La perte de ses clés juste avant son départ est une véritable tuile.
(English) Losing his keys right before his departure is a real piece of bad luck.
(games) Game tile: a flat, rigid piece used as a component in board games like Mahjong
Le jeu de Mah-jong se compose de cent quarante-quatre tuiles gravées.
(English) The game of Mahjong consists of one hundred forty-four engraved tiles.
Vous devez piocher une nouvelle tuile à chaque tour de jeu.
(English) You must draw a new tile at each turn of the game.
Entry ID: fr:en:tuile · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary