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bard

/bɑːd/ [bɑɹd]

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noun

Barde, poète et chanteur

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

Examples :

"At the Renaissance Faire, a bard sang tales of brave knights and powerful kings, accompanied by his lute. "

À la Renaissance Faire, un barde chantait des histoires de chevaliers courageux et de rois puissants, accompagné de son luth.

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noun

Poète

(by extension) A poet.

Examples :

"Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon."

Shakespeare est connu comme le poète d'Avon.

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noun

Harnachement de cheval

A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)

Examples :

"The knight meticulously polished the steel bard that would protect his horse in battle. "

Le chevalier polissait méticuleusement le harnachement de cheval en acier qui protégerait son cheval au combat.

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noun

Armure

Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a complete suit of bard, showing the protective plates that once covered a knight. "

Le musée exposait une armure complète, montrant les plaques protectrices qui couvraient autrefois un chevalier.

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noun

Lard

A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.

Examples :

"To keep the lean venison from drying out during roasting, the chef decided to cover it with a bard. "

Pour éviter que le gibier maigre ne se dessèche pendant la cuisson, le chef a décidé de le couvrir de lard.

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noun

Écorce

The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.

Examples :

"The carpenter stripped the bard from the tree trunk to prepare it for lumber. "

Le charpentier a enlevé l'écorce du tronc d'arbre pour le préparer pour le bois de charpente.

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noun

Écorce de quinquina

Specifically, Peruvian bark.

Examples :

"During the 19th century, bard was a commonly used ingredient in medicines to treat fevers and malaria before synthetic drugs became widely available. "

Au XIXe siècle, l'écorce de quinquina était un ingrédient couramment utilisé dans les médicaments pour traiter la fièvre et le paludisme avant que les médicaments synthétiques ne soient largement disponibles.

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verb

Cuirasser un cheval

To cover a horse in defensive armor.

Examples :

"Before the jousting tournament, the blacksmith carefully barded Sir Reginald's destrier in gleaming steel armor. "

Avant le tournoi de joute, le forgeron cuirassa soigneusement le destrier de Sir Reginald d'une armure d'acier étincelante.

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verb

Barder

To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Examples :

"To prevent the lean chicken breast from drying out during roasting, the chef will bard it with bacon strips. "

Pour empêcher la poitrine de poulet maigre de sécher pendant la cuisson, le chef va la barder de tranches de bacon.