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bower

/baʊ.əɹ/

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noun

Chambre à coucher, appartement privé

A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

Examples :

"In the medieval castle, the princess retreated to her bower for an afternoon of reading. "

Dans le château médiéval, la princesse se retira dans sa chambre à coucher pour une après-midi de lecture.

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Demeure, chaumière

A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.

Examples :

"After years of working in the city, she finally retired to a quiet bower in the countryside. "

Après des années de travail en ville, elle a finalement pris sa retraite dans une chaumière tranquille à la campagne.

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Tonnelle, berceau

A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.

Examples :

"The children built a small bower of branches and leaves in the woods behind their house, where they could play hide-and-seek. "

Les enfants ont construit une petite tonnelle de branches et de feuilles dans les bois derrière leur maison, où ils pouvaient jouer à cache-cache.

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Tonnelle, hutte nuptiale

A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.

Examples :

"The male bowerbird meticulously decorates his bower with colorful berries and shiny bottle caps to attract a mate. "

Le mâle satiné décore méticuleusement sa tonnelle avec des baies colorées et des capsules de bouteilles brillantes pour attirer une partenaire.

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verb

Enchâsser, entourer

To embower; to enclose.

Examples :

"The ivy will eventually bower the old garden wall, creating a green, secluded space. "

Le lierre finira par entourer le vieux mur du jardin, créant un espace vert et isolé.

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verb

Loger, abriter

Examples :

"The family decided to bower in a small cabin during their camping trip. "

La famille a décidé de loger dans une petite cabane pendant leur voyage de camping.

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Paysan, fermier

A peasant; a farmer.

Examples :

""The bower worked from sunrise to sunset, tending his fields and livestock." "

Le paysan travaillait du lever au coucher du soleil, s'occupant de ses champs et de son bétail.

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Le valet, le neuf

Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.

Examples :

""In euchre, if clubs are trump, the Jack of clubs is the right bower, and the Jack of spades becomes the left bower." "

Dans l'euchre, si les trèfles sont l'atout, le valet de trèfle est le neuf droit, et le valet de pique devient le neuf gauche.

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Ancre de bossoir

A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.

Examples :

"The captain ordered the crew to release the starboard bower as they approached the harbor. "

Le capitaine ordonna à l'équipage de larguer l'ancre de bossoir tribord à l'approche du port.

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Celui qui s'incline

One who bows or bends.

Examples :

"The respectful bower greeted the queen with a deep inclination of his head and body. "

Celui qui s'inclina respectueusement salua la reine avec une profonde inclinaison de la tête et du corps.

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Fléchisseur

A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that a torn bower in her arm was preventing her from lifting heavy objects. "

Le médecin a expliqué qu'un fléchisseur déchiré dans son bras l'empêchait de soulever des objets lourds.

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Joueur d'arc musical

One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.

Examples :

"The street musician was a skilled bower, coaxing beautiful melodies from his homemade diddley bow. "

Le musicien de rue était un joueur d'arc musical talentueux, tirant de belles mélodies de son diddley bow fait maison.

music person entertainment

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Fauconneau

A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

Examples :

"The young hawk, now a bower, hesitantly hopped from the edge of the nest. "

Le fauconneau, désormais un fauconneau, sauta avec hésitation du bord du nid.

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