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Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.
Diana Gabaldon

Meaning of "in spades" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN SPADES

in spades play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN SPADES

in situ
in so far as
in so many words
in someone´s bad books
in someone´s black books
in someone´s good books
in someone´s good graces
in someone´s judgment
in someone´s power
in spadefuls
in specie
in spite of
in step
in stitches
in stock
in store
in strength
in substance
in succession
in sunder

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN SPADES

Alcibiades
building trades
charades
Comrades
Cyclades
dolmades
Everglades
Hades
Hyades
jack of all trades
jack-of-all-trades
Miltiades
palisades
Pleiades
shades
spades
Sporades
the Everglades
the Red Brigades
the shades

Synonyms and antonyms of in spades in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «in spades» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN SPADES

Find out the translation of in spades to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in spades from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in spades» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑桃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con creces
570 millions of speakers

English

in spades
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुकुम में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في البستوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чрезвычайно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em espadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পাইডফলস মধ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la pelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam spadefuls
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Pik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペード中
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스페이드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing spadefuls
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong Spades
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பேட்புல்ஸில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hevesli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in picche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w pik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надзвичайно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în pică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε μπαστούνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in skoppe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i spader
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i spar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in spades

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN SPADES»

The term «in spades» is regularly used and occupies the 83.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN SPADES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in spades

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2 QUOTES WITH «IN SPADES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in spades.
1
Diana Gabaldon
Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.
2
Michael Patrick Jann
Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN SPADES»

Discover the use of in spades in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in spades and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diamondback 06: Made in Spades
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Guy Brewer, 2000
2
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Cold Decked--In Spades!
The. dead. man's. hand,. aces. and. eights. is . . . Cold-Decked. –. In. Spades. By Allan K. Echols Cold-Decked – In Spades. and cowboys who had gathered hundred miles around to celebrate the annual Spring Creek Roundup and Rodeo.
Allan K. Echols, 2014
3
Death in Spades
When a young detective investigates what appears to be a routine murder, he has no idea that the case he's about to take will leave him in an uneasy balance between sanity and unseen worlds.
Jim Speirs, 2008
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Bridge
But you know that the best place to play this contract is in 2 Spades since you are assured of at least an eight- card trump fit in Spades (because your partner couldn't have opened 1 No Trump without at least two cards in each suit; remember, ...
H. Anthony Medley, 1997
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
All Freya really wanted was results, and results were what I gave her - in spades. sparks sparks fly there is an angry argument ♢ Neither actor liked the other, so when they co-starred as lovers in a new movie, sparks flew. speak not to speak of  ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Knowledge...: A Monthly Record of Science
If Y has it, and if B now goes on with clubs, either Y or Z will win the third round, and B, after being forced by a club or a diamond, as the case may be, will have eventually to lead up to Y's tenace in spades. Accordingly, B leads another trump.
‎1890
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Card Games For Dummies
Being the dealer (or the fourth seat) in Spades is a significant advantage because you get to hear the other players commit themselves to a number of tricks before you have to decide on a bid. As a player in fourth seat, you hear the three ...
Barry Rigal, 2011
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Bridge In 3 Weeks
Your bid of three spades promises five cards in spades (just possibly more) and asks this question: 'D0 you have three (or more) spades?' In other words, your jump to three spades asks partner if he has spades with you — at least three of ...
Alan Truscott, 2004
9
Enjoy Beginning Bridge: How to Enjoy Learning Beginning Bridge
In order to ensure at least 2 tricks in Spades, in that Scenario, East must overtake his partner's Opening Lead, the Spade-Queen. If East allows the Opening Leader , to take the first Spade trick, he might be foreclosed from possibly making at ...
The Recent Beginner, 2009
10
Learn Bridge in One Hour
When playing a NT contract, in Spades in Spades you have 5 fast tricks, the four honors plus the 2. The 2 will be a winner, assuming everybody is out of Spades. In Clubs you have 1 fast trick, the Ace and 1 possible trick, the Queen. Hopefully ...
Samir Riad, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN SPADES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in spades is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bridge: July 17, 2015 - Daily Democrat
With five cards in spades, he would have led a spade against 3NT. So South would place West with at most four spades, so three diamonds. «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
2
An Aging And Soulful 'Mr. Holmes' Puts A New Spin On Sherlock …
In fact, the one thing this Holmes has in spades is a soul, though it is rather unwell because he's ashamed of having failed to solve a long-ago ... «Public Radio East, Jul 15»
3
Five-Year-Old Batman Saves Overheated Baby in Locked Car …
Little did Zavi know he'd be filling that role in spades. After learning of the somewhat dire situation, Zavi shimmied through the window, ... «Zimbio, Jul 15»
4
Test-fly an ICON A5 amphibious sport aircraft in this new video …
... and breathed the A5 over the course of its development, I can confidently say that the finished product delivers on that mission in spades. «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
5
REVIEW: Colbie Caillat, Christina Perri together at Sands give a …
But her personality was big enough for both of them, with confidence in spades as the diminutive singer enveloped the stage. Christina Perri ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Seattle Art Museum opens “Disguise: Masks and Global African Art …
... concept to link past and present, to force us to see historic African masks as something other than history, although it does that in spades. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
7
With their high poll numbers, maybe Bernie and The Donald should …
Plenty of Republicans have those qualities in spades, and Hillary has learned how to fake them impeccably. You can see why Americans are ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
SOAK, Summer Camp, Ed Harcourt kick off Latitude 2015 | Gigwise
This came in spades with a heavenly rendition of 'God Protect Your Soul', before the searing hellfire and brimstone of new track 'Immoral' ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
9
Milner fires Liverpool past stubborn Roar - Perth Now
And he got it in spades. The Roar took a 17th minute lead through Dimitri Petratos and it wasn't until 15 minutes from the end that Liverpool ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
10
The 'elephant' in MUSD board room - Manteca Bulletin
And the fact that he's willing to go so far as to take a newspaper advertisement calling for peace shows that in spades. But calling for a truce ... «Manteca Bulletin, Jul 15»

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