ace

See also: Ace, ACE, aĉe, ače, -ace, and -acé

ace - Translingual

Symbol

ace

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Acehnese.

ace - English

Pronunciation

enPR: ās, IPA: /eɪs/

Noun

ace (plural aces)

(card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die usually representing the number one.
- Synonym: pip
(card games, dice games) A card or die face so marked, often the highest ranking card.
- I have the ace of diamonds.
The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
(US, slang) A dollar bill.
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
(tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
(sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
(US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
(US, baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.
(US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one.
(sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
- an ace detective
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
(US) A perfect score on a school exam.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
(physics, obsolete) A quark.

Coordinate terms

(dice, dominoes) deuce, trey, cater, cinque, sice

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Italian: asso
→ Japanese: エース (ēsu)
→ Korean: 에이스 (eiseu)
→ Russian: эйс (ejs)
→ Swedish: ess
→ Sicilian: asu
(?) → Finnish: ässä

Translations

Bulgarian: едно́ (bg) (ednó), едини́ца (bg) f (ediníca)
Catalan: as (ca) m
Chickasaw: holhtina' chaffa
Finnish: merkki (fi) (on a playing card), piste (fi) (on a die)
French: as (fr) m
Greek: άσος (el) m (ásos)
Hebrew: אס‎ m (ás)
Hungarian: egy (hu)
Icelandic: ás (is) m
Polish: as (pl) m anim
Portuguese: ás (pt) m
Romanian: as (ro) m
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca)
Spanish: as (es) m
Telugu: ఆసు (te) (āsu)

Albanian: as
Arabic: آس‎ (ar) m (ʔās)
Armenian: մեկնոց (hy) (meknocʿ), աս (hy) (as), տուզ (hy) (tuz)
Asturian: as (ast) m
Belarusian: панфіль m (panfilʹ)
Bulgarian: асо́ (bg) (asó), туз m (tuz)
Catalan: as (ca) m
Chickasaw: holhtina' chaffa
Chinese:
- Cantonese: 煙士／烟士 (jin¹ si^6-2), 煙／烟 (jin¹)
- Mandarin: 尖兒／尖儿 (zh) (jiānr)
Czech: eso (cs) n
Danish: es (da) c
Dutch: aas (nl) m
Esperanto: aso
Estonian: äss
Faroese: ess n
Finnish: ässä (fi)
French: as (fr) m
Galician: ás (gl) m
Georgian: ტუზი (ṭuzi)
German: Ass (de) n
Greek: άσος (el) m (ásos)
Hausa: sarki (ha)
Hebrew: אס‎ m
Hungarian: ász (hu)
Icelandic: ás (is) m
Italian: asso (it) m
Japanese: エース (ja) (ēsu)
Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: ئاس‎ (ckb) (as)
Latvian: dūzis m
Lithuanian: tūzas m
Luxembourgish: Äss (lb) m
Malay: sat
Maltese: ass
Manx: unnane f, 'nane f
Maori: hai
Mongolian: тамга (mn) (tamga) ᠲᠠᠮᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (tamaɣ'a)
Navajo: áás
Norman: as m
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ess (no) m
- Nynorsk: ess m or n
Ojibwe: bezhigobii'igan
Persian: آس‎ (fa) (âs)
Polish: as (pl) m anim
Portuguese: ás (pt) m
Romagnol: as m
Romanian: as (ro) m
Russian: туз (ru) m (tuz)
Scottish Gaelic: aon m
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: а̏с m, ке̑ц m
- Roman: ȁs (sh) m, kȇc (sh) m
Spanish: as (es) m
Swahili: ree
Swedish: ess (sv) n, äss (sv) n
Tagalog: alas (tl)
Telugu: ఆసు (te) (āsu)
Tibetan: ཨེ་ཀ (e ka)
Turkish: as (tr)
Ukrainian: туз (tuz)
West Frisian: aas (fy)
Zazaki: as f

Catalan: as (ca) m
Finnish: ykkönen (fi)
French: as (fr) m
Greek: άσος (el) m (ásos)
Icelandic: ás (is) m
Polish: es (pl) m anim
Swedish: etta (sv) c

Arabic: ذَرَّة‎ f (ḏarra)
Finnish: rahtu (fi), hitunen (fi), tippa (fi)
French: iota (fr) m, chouïa (fr) m
Romanian: iotă (ro) f
Russian: йо́та (ru) f (jóta)
Ukrainian: дещи́ця (uk) (deščýcja), йо́та (uk) (jóta)

Catalan: punt directe (ca) m
Czech: eso (cs) n
Finnish: ässä (fi), läpisyöttö
French: ace (fr) m
German: Ass (de) n
Hebrew: אס‎ m
Hungarian: ász (hu)
Japanese: エース (ja) (ēsu)
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ess (no) m
- Nynorsk: ess m or n
Polish: as (pl) m anim
Portuguese: ace (pt) m
Romanian: as (ro) m
Russian: эйс (ru) m (ejs)
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: а̏с m
- Roman: ȁs (sh) m
Spanish: ace (es) m
Swedish: äss (sv) n, serveäss (sv) n

Japanese: エース (ja) (ēsu)
Spanish: pitcher experto m, lanzador experto m

Bulgarian: ас m (as)
Catalan: (sports) as (ca) m
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 高手 (zh) (gāoshǒu)
Czech: eso (cs) n
Finnish: ässä (fi)
French: as (fr) m
German: Ass (de) n
Greek: άσος (el) m (ásos)
Hebrew: אַלּוּף‎ (he) m (aluf)
Hungarian: ász (hu)
Italian: asso (it) m
Japanese: エース (ja) (ēsu)
Lithuanian: asas (lt) m, asė (lt) f
Luxembourgish: Ass (lb) m
Manx: feniagh m, ard-olloo m
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ess (no) n
- Nynorsk: ess m or n
Polish: as (pl) m
Portuguese: ás (pt) m, craque (pt) m
Russian: ас (ru) m (as)
Spanish: es (es) m
Swedish: äss (sv) n
Ukrainian: ас (uk) (as), фахіве́ць (uk) (faxivécʹ)

Arabic: الطَّيَّار‎ الْبَطَل‎‎ m (aṭ-ṭayyār al-baṭal)
Bulgarian: ас m (as)
Catalan: as (ca) m
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 王牌飛行員／王牌飞行员 (wángpái fēixíngyuán)
Czech: eso (cs) n
Danish: es (da) n
Dutch: aas (nl) m
Esperanto: aso
Estonian: äss
Finnish: ässä (fi), hävittäjä-ässä
French: as (fr) m
German: Ass (de) m
Greek: άσος (el) m (ásos)
Hebrew: אלוף הפלות‎ m (aluf hapalaut)
Hungarian: ász (hu)
Irish: cíoná (eitleora) m
Italian: asso (it) m
Japanese: エース (ja) (ēsu)
Latvian: ass (lv) m
Lithuanian: asas (lt) m
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ess (no) n
- Nynorsk: ess m or n
Persian: تک‌خال‎ (tak-xâl)
Polish: as (pl) m pers
Portuguese: ás (pt) m
Romanian: as (ro) m
Russian: ас (ru) m (as)
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: а̏с m
- Roman: ȁs (sh) m
Slovak: eso (sk) n
Slovene: as (sl) m
Spanish: as (es) m
Swedish: äss (sv) n
Turkish: as (tr)
Ukrainian: ас (uk) m (as)
Zazaki: has

Finnish: kymppi (fi)

Verb

ace (third-person singular simple present aces, present participle acing, simple past and past participle aced)

(transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
- Synonym: ace out
(transitive, intransitive, US, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
- Synonym: ace out
(transitive, intransitive, tennis) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
(golf) To make an ace (hole in one).

Synonyms

(to pass a test): ace out, pass with flying colours

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish: läpäistä kirkkaasti
Portuguese: gabaritar (pt)

Adjective

ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)

(UK, slang) Excellent.
- Synonyms: excellent, first-rate, outstanding

Translations

Armenian: թույն (hy) (tʿuyn), դզող (dzoł)
Dutch: puik (nl)
Finnish: huippu- (fi)

Adjective

ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)

(slang) Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
- Synonym: (slang) asexy

Derived terms

Noun

ace (plural aces)

(slang) A person who is asexual.

Anagrams

AEC, CAE, CEA, Cea, EAC

ace - French

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɛs/, /ɛjs/

Noun

ace m (plural aces)

(tennis) ace

ace - Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈat͡ʃə]
Hyphenation: acê

Noun

ace (plural ace-ace, first-person possessive aceku, second-person possessive acemu, third-person possessive acenya)

elder sister in Chinese communities.
a term of address to Chinese woman.

ace - Italian

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈejs/, /ˈɛjs/

Noun

ace m (invariable)

(tennis, volleyball) ace

ace - Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA: /ˈa.keː/, [ˈäkeː]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.t͡ʃe/, [ˈäːt͡ʃe]

Verb

acē

second-person singular present active imperative of aceō

ace - Portuguese

Noun

ace m (plural aces)

(tennis) ace (tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball)

ace - Romanian

Noun

ace

plural of ac

ace - Scots

Pronunciation

IPA: /es/
(Mid Northern) IPA: /is/
(Southern) IPA: /js/

Noun

ace (plural aces)

The smallest possible amount of something.
The best of a class of things.

ace - Spanish

Noun

ace m (plural aces)

(tennis) ace (point scored without the opponent hitting the ball)

ace - Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈat͡ʃe]

Noun

ace

a trace, mark