jeu
noun
a game.
jeux
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pluralof jeu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The two early works by him that happily overlapped this season in major London productions are often regarded as the merely playful jeux d’esprit of a giddy lad with an insatiable and compendious mind.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2017
Bizarre jeux d'esprit, they seem to issue from some other part of Williams's mind, until one considers that the work in this show all belongs to a world outside speech.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2012
Such ironic jeux d'esprit are utterly foreign to the old wives' tale.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2010
Faure stepped down, muttered: "Les jeux sont faits" the croupier's classic cry that all bets are down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Julienne brought with her a train of jeux d'esprit.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
