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bridge hand

bridge hand

1 4.9
Cards a player is dealt in the game of bridge
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : mano de bridge
  • She has a strong bridge hand this game.

Examples

  • She looked at her bridge hand and realized she had a strong chance to win the game.

  • After the deal, he examined his bridge hand and planned his opening bid.

  • Each bridge hand presents a new challenge and requires careful strategy.

  • His bridge hand was full of high cards.

  • I carefully examined my bridge hand before making my play.

  • She won the game with a clever move using her strong bridge hand.

  • The expert explained how to improve our strategy based on the current bridge hand.

Synonyms

hand
vsbridge hand
374 5.6

The cards that a player holds in a card game

is narrower, used only for the cards in that specific card game

How Strong

strong side
  • Jargon
6.0
bridge hand
  • Jargon
1 4.9

Surface Forms

bridge hand singular
bridge hands plural

Morphology

bridge + hand

The phrase combines the game name 'bridge' with 'hand' meaning the cards held by a player, so the MWE meaning (the set of cards dealt to a player in bridge) is directly inferable from the constituents. This noun–noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.

Etymology

Bridge hand comes from the card game bridge and the idea of a hand of cards. It means the 'set of cards' one player is dealt and holds during a round.