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armour

/ˈɑː.mə/ /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

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noun

Armure

A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

Examples :

"The knight's armour protected him from the dragon's fiery breath. "

L'armure du chevalier le protégeait du souffle ardent du dragon.

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noun

Armure

A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

Examples :

"The armadillo's shell provides a tough armour against predators. "

La carapace du tatou fournit une armure résistante contre les prédateurs.

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noun

Blindage

Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

Examples :

"The tank's thick armour protected it from the enemy's bullets. "

Le blindage épais du char le protégeait des balles ennemies.

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noun

Char d'assaut

A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

Examples :

"The army needed to move the supplies quickly, so they sent in the armour to secure the road. "

L'armée avait besoin de déplacer les fournitures rapidement, alors elle a envoyé des chars d'assaut pour sécuriser la route.

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noun

Formation blindée

A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.

Examples :

"The advancing armour pushed the enemy forces back across the desert. "

La formation blindée en progression a repoussé les forces ennemies à travers le désert.

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noun

Armure, blindage

The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

Examples :

"The riverbank's armour of pebbles prevented the heavy rain from washing away the soil. "

L'armure de galets de la berge a empêché la forte pluie d'emporter le sol.

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verb

Armer, blinder

To equip something with armour or a protective coating or hardening.

Examples :

"To protect it from damage, the technician will armour the new cable with a thick layer of rubber. "

Pour le protéger des dommages, le technicien blindera le nouveau câble avec une épaisse couche de caoutchouc.

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verb

Protéger, blinder

To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

Examples :

"To prepare for the debate, she decided to armour her arguments with strong evidence and statistics. "

Pour se préparer au débat, elle a décidé de blinder ses arguments avec des preuves et des statistiques solides.

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