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1. A person who is appealingly odd or curious: character, oddity, original. Informal oddball. See usual/unusual.
2. A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter: clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wag, wit, zany. See laughter.

Idioms beginning with card:
card in

See also hold all the aces (the trump card); house of cards; in the cards; lay one's cards on the table; play one's cards close to one's chest play one's cards right; trump card; wild card.

as in: to play or playing cards
sign description: The hands move in a gesture of dealing a deck of cards.

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noun
noun, dated

An eccentric, amusing, clever, audacious, etc. person. (1853 —) .
W. B. Johnson That old Witch-Hammer was really quite a card (1942).

[Prob. from such expressions as sure card, good card, etc., orig applied to playing cards, transf. to people.]

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A grooming device consisting of a small, flat board with multiple, fine wire teeth on one side, and a short handle. It is used to comb out hair mats from the coats of dogs. Called also slicker brush.

For a list of words related to carding, see:

• Drinking Terms - carding: Informal. requiring proof of age from customer before selling him or her alcoholic beverage

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kort, program, kortspil, karton, meddelelse, fyr
v. tr. - sætte på kort, sende kort til

idioms:

• card index    seddelkartotek
• have a card up one's sleeve    have noget i baghånden
• in the cards    sandsynligt
• lay the cards on the table    lægge kortene på bordet
• on the cards    sandsynligt
• put the cards on the table    lægge kortene på bordet

2.
v. tr. - karte
n. - karte

abbr. - kardinal

Nederlands (Dutch)
kaart(je), pasje, printkaart, programma (sportwedstrijd), rare snuiter, lolbroek, plan, wolkaarde, kaarden (wol), bevestigen aan een kaart, om legitimatie vragen, catalogiseren

Français (French)
1.
n. - carte, fiche, (Sport) programme (courses), carte (de parcours) golf
v. tr. - ficher, mettre sur fiches, (US) contrôler les papiers d'identité de qn

idioms:

• a card up one's sleeve    un atout dans sa manche
• card index    fichier, index
• get one's cards    (GB) être renvoyé
• in the cards    il est possible que
• lay the cards on the table    jouer cartes sur table
• on the cards    il est possible que
• put the cards on the table    mettre cartes sur tables

2.
v. tr. - (Tex) carder
n. - carte (à jouer), (GB) original (une personne), (Tex) peigne

abbr. - (abrév = Cardinal) (Relig) Cardinal

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Karte, Papiere, Programm, Spielkarte
v. - eine Karte anbringen an, auf einer Karte befestigen, auf Karten registrieren

idioms:

• a card up one's sleeve    ein Karte in petto
• card index    Kartei
• get one's cards    sich seine Papiere geben lassen/seine Papiere kriegen
• in the cards    zu erwarten
• lay the cards on the table    die Karten auf den Tisch legen
• on the cards    zu erwarten
• put the cards on the table    die Karten auf den Tisch legen

2.
v. - karden
n. - (ugs.) komischer Typ, (text.) Karde, Kardätsche, Wollkratze

abbr. - Kardinal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάρτα, καρτέλα, δελτάριο, δελτίο, ταχυδρομικό δελτάριο, καρτ ποστάλ, επισκεπτήριο, καρτ βιζίτ, τραπουλόχαρτο, παιγνιόχαρτο, χαρτί, (Η/Υ) κάρτα τυπωμένου κυκλώματος, λανάρα, χτένι ξασίματος, (καθομ.) παράξενος τύπος, νούμερο
abbr. - ξένω, χτενίζω (μαλλί)

idioms:

• card index    κατάλογος σε καρτέλες, ευρετήριο
• hard card    (Η/Υ) κάρτα σκληρού δίσκου
• have a card up one's sleeve    έχω κρυφό ατού
• in the cards    πολύ πιθανό
• lay the cards on the table    ανοίγω τα χαρτιά μου, αποκαλύπτω τις προθέσεις μου
• on the cards    πολύ πιθανό
• play one's cards right    εκμεταλλεύομαι την ευκαιρία
• put the cards on the table    ανοίγω τα χαρτιά μου, αποκαλύπτω τις προθέσεις μου

Italiano (Italian)
cartolina, biglietto, carta, scheda

idioms:

• card index    schedario
• index card    scheda
• on/in the cards    probabile
• put/lay the cards on the table    mettere le carte in tavola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cartão (m), carta (f) de baralho, convite (m), ingresso (m)

idioms:

• calling card    cartão (m) de telefone
• card index    fichário (m)
• identity card    carteira (f) de identidade
• index card    ficha (f) de arquivos
• on/in the cards    provável, predestinado, programado
• playing card    jogar cartas
• put/lay the cards on the table    botar as cartas na mesa
• time card    cartão (m) de ponto

Русский (Russian)
карточка, карта

idioms:

• calling card    визитная карточка
• card index    картотека
• cash card    карточка для банковского автомата
• identity card    удостоверение личности
• index card    картотека
• on/in the cards    возможно
• playing card    игральная карта
• put/lay the cards on the table    раскрыть карты
• time card    хронокарта, рабочий листок

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tarjeta postal, tarjeta de visita, carnet de identidad, carné, naipe, carta, ficha, tarjeta
v. tr. - poner en tarjeta, fichar

idioms:

• a card up one's sleeve    guardar un as en la manga
• card index    fichero
• get one's cards    recibir las cartas
• in the cards    estar previsto, se veía venir
• lay the cards on the table    poner las cartas boca arriba o sobre la mesa
• on the cards    estar previsto, se veía venir
• put the cards on the table    poner las cartas boca arriba o sobre la mesa

2.
v. tr. - cardar, carduzar, almohazar
n. - carda, máquina de cardar

abbr. - Cardinal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - karda, kort, satsning, program, skylt, karta, original (vard.)
abbr. - kardinal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 纸牌, 卡片, 纸牌游戏, 名片, 把...记入卡片

idioms:

• card index    卡片索引
• have a card up one's sleeve    胸有成竹
• in the cards    很可能的, 可能发生的
• lay the cards on the table    公布自己的打算, 摊牌
• on the cards    可能
• put the cards on the table    摊牌, 公布自己的打算

2. 纸牌, 卡片, 纸牌游戏, 名片, 纺纱前纤维梳理

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 紙牌, 卡片, 紙牌遊戲, 名片
v. tr. - 紡紗前纖維梳理

2.
n. - 紙牌, 卡片, 紙牌遊戲, 名片
v. tr. - 把...記入卡片

idioms:

• card index    卡片索引
• have a card up one's sleeve    胸有成竹
• in the cards    很可能的, 可能發生的
• lay the cards on the table    公佈自己的打算, 攤牌
• on the cards    可能
• put the cards on the table    攤牌, 公佈自己的打算

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 카드, 카드 놀이, 목록[표]
v. tr. - 카드에 기입하다, 카드를 붙이다, 시간을 정하다, 득점하다

idioms:

• have a card up one's sleeve    비책을 간직하고 있다
• in the cards    예상되는, 있을 수 있는
• put the cards on the table    계획을 공개하다, 의도를 드러내다

2.
v. tr. - 빗질하다, 보풀을 일으키다
n. - 금속 솔

abbr. - cardinal (주요한)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カード, 葉書, おもしろい人, トランプ札, トランプ, プログラム, 番組表, 梳き櫛
v. - すきぐしで整える

idioms:

• card index    カード索引
• greetings card    挨拶状, グリーティングカード
• on/in the cards    たぶん
• punched card    穿孔カード, パンチカード

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بطاقه (اختصار) كاردينال في الكنيسه الكاثوليكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רשימת-האירועים, קלף, כרטיס, גלויה, ברנש מצחיק, תוכניה‬
v. tr. - ‮כתב על כרטיס, הצמיד לכרטיס‬
n. - ‮מסרקה, מנפטה, מברשת לניפוץ סיבים לפני אריגתם לבד‬
v. tr. - ‮ניפץ (סיבים), סרק, ניפט‬
abbr. - ‮קרדינל - בעל דרגה בכירה בכנסיה הקתולית, חשמן, הגמון‬

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