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knights

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noun

Knappe, Ritter

A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.

Examples :

"In the medieval story, the young squires served as knights in training, attending to the Lord's needs and learning the skills of combat. "

In der mittelalterlichen Geschichte dienten die jungen Knappen als Ritter in Ausbildung, kümmerten sich um die Bedürfnisse des Lords und erlernten die Kampfkunst.

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noun

Ritter

A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.

Examples :

"Many knights pledged their loyalty to the king, promising to defend the realm. "

Viele Ritter gelobten dem König ihre Treue und versprachen, das Reich zu verteidigen.

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Ritter

(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

Examples :

"King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"

König Artus und die Ritter der Tafelrunde

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noun

Ritter

(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

Examples :

"Every year, the Queen of England honors several individuals as knights for their outstanding contributions to British society. "

Jedes Jahr ehrt die Königin von England mehrere Personen als Ritter für ihre herausragenden Beiträge zur britischen Gesellschaft.

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Ritter

A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.

Examples :

"Even though the coding club didn't wear armor, its members saw themselves as knights, bravely battling bugs and building software for the good of their school. "

Obwohl der Programmierclub keine Rüstung trug, sahen sich seine Mitglieder als Ritter, die tapfer gegen Bugs kämpften und Software zum Wohle ihrer Schule entwickelten.

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noun

Springer

A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Examples :

"In chess, the knights are the only pieces that can jump over other pieces. "

Im Schach sind die Springer die einzigen Figuren, die über andere Figuren springen können.

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Bube, Unter

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Examples :

"During the poker game, she was hoping for two aces, but all she got were knights. "

Während des Pokerspiels hoffte sie auf zwei Asse, aber sie bekam nur Buben.

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noun

Ritterfalter

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.

Examples :

"The butterfly collector carefully pinned several different types of browns, including some delicate knights, to display in his collection. "

Der Schmetterlingssammler steckte sorgfältig verschiedene Arten von Brauntönen fest, darunter einige zarte Ritterfalter, um sie in seiner Sammlung auszustellen.

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Ritterlinge

(modern) A generic name for various mushrooms belonging to the fungal order gilled mushrooms; scientific name Tricholoma.

Examples :

"The mushroom hunter carefully identified the knights amongst the other gilled mushrooms in the forest, hoping for a tasty meal. "

Der Pilzsammler identifizierte sorgfältig die Ritterlinge unter den anderen Lamellenpilzen im Wald, in der Hoffnung auf eine leckere Mahlzeit.

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verb

Adeln, zum Ritter schlagen

To confer knighthood upon.

Examples :

"The king knighted the young squire."

Der König adelte den jungen Knappen.

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verb

Zu einem Ritter befördern

To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Examples :

"In chess, players usually want to queen their pawns, but in this game, he decided to knights his pawn to create a tricky fork. "

Im Schach wollen Spieler normalerweise ihre Bauern in Damen umwandeln, aber in diesem Spiel entschied er sich, seinen Bauern zu einem Ritter zu befördern, um eine knifflige Gabel zu erzeugen.