rubicon
Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubiconEspecially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
» Caesar leaves Gaul, crosses the Rubicon, and enters Italy.
Cäsar verläßt Gallien, überquert den Rubikon und zieht nach Italien ein. — Waldelfe
Цезарь покидает Галлию, переходит Рубикон и вторгается в Италию. — marafon
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1 sensesEspecially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
Examples
1 sentencesOrigin
The noun is derived from the phrase cross the Rubicon (“to make an irreversible decision oThe noun is derived from the phrase cross the Rubicon (“to make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences”). Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, a small river in northeastern Italy, on 10 January 49 B.C.E., indicated his intention to start a civil war with Pompey. Rubicon is derived from Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), an allusion to the colour of the river caused by mud deposits.
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Forms
rubicons, rubiconing, rubiconed, rubiconedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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