le tripot

gambling den, gaming house

t ʁ i . p o
noun · masculine Rare #44,272
gambling den, gaming house A somewhat old-fashioned word for a place where people gamble, often suggesting an illicit or disreputable establishment.
FR: Il passe ses soirées dans un tripot.
EN: He spends his evenings in a gambling den.

On se croirait dans un tripot, ma parole.

It's like being in a gambling den, I swear.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Et nous prîmes l'habitude de souper, après le tripot.

And we got into the habit of having supper after the gambling den.

— 2046 (2004)

La police fit une descente dans le tripot.

The police raided the gambling den.

Et j'étais retourné au tripot.

And I had gone back to the gambling den.

— 2046 (2004)

Tu avais promis de ne plus venir au tripot.

You promised you wouldn’t come to the gambling den anymore.

— 2046 (2004)

Et vous passez votre temps au tripot.

And you spend all your time at the gambling house.

— 2046 (2004)

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