Pioche jusqu’à ce que ton coéquipier remporte la partie.

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Breakdown of Pioche jusqu’à ce que ton coéquipier remporte la partie.

• jusqu'à ce que: until
• la partie: the game session
• le coéquipier: the teammate

Questions & Answers about Pioche jusqu’à ce que ton coéquipier remporte la partie.

What does Pioche mean here?

Here, Pioche means Draw! in a game context.

It comes from the verb piocher, which often means:

• to draw a card, tile, token, etc.
• sometimes to pick from a pile

So in a board game or card game, Pioche is a command telling one person to draw from the deck or pile.

Why is it Pioche and not Tu pioches?

Because this is the imperative form, used for commands.

Compare:

• Tu pioches = You draw / you are drawing
• Pioche = Draw!

In French, affirmative commands usually drop the subject pronoun:

• Tu prends → Prends !
• Tu pioches → Pioche !

So Pioche is the normal way to tell someone directly to do it.

Does Pioche jusqu’à ce que... mean draw once, or keep drawing?

In this sentence, it most naturally means keep drawing until...

Even though Pioche is grammatically a single imperative form, the phrase jusqu’à ce que... gives it a continuing sense:

• Pioche jusqu’à ce que... = Draw / Keep drawing until...

So the idea is not just one single draw, but continuing the action up to that point.

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