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buckler

/ˈbʌk.lə/ /ˈbʌk.lɚ/

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noun

Quelqu'un qui boucle quelque chose

One who buckles something.

Examples :

"The new employee was hired as a buckler of straps on the luggage conveyor belt at the airport. "

Le nouvel employé a été embauché comme quelqu'un qui boucle les sangles sur le tapis roulant à bagages de l'aéroport.

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noun

Bouclier, écu

A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held with a hand (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.

Examples :

"The knight raised his buckler to deflect the incoming blow from his opponent's sword. "

Le chevalier leva son bouclier pour dévier le coup de l'épée de son adversaire.

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noun

Écu, bouclier

A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

Examples :

"The knight held his buckler in front of him, ready to defend himself from the oncoming attack. "

Le chevalier tenait son bouclier devant lui, prêt à se défendre contre l'attaque imminente.

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noun

Écu

One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

Examples :

"The ichthyologist pointed out the prominent buckler on the sturgeon, explaining that it was one of the bony plates protecting its head. "

L'ichtyologiste a montré l'écu proéminent sur l'esturgeon, expliquant qu'il s'agissait de l'une des plaques osseuses protégeant sa tête.

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noun

Le segment antérieur de la carapace d'un trilobite

The anterior segment of the shell of a trilobites.

Examples :

"During the paleontology field trip, the students carefully examined the trilobite fossil, noting the distinct shape of its buckler, the shield-like front section of its shell. "

Lors de la sortie sur le terrain de paléontologie, les étudiants ont examiné attentivement le fossile de trilobite, notant la forme distincte de son segment antérieur, la section avant en forme de bouclier de sa carapace.

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noun

Un bloc de bois ou une plaque de fer conçu pour s'adapter à un trou de chausse, ou à l'ouverture circulaire d'un demi-hublot, afin d'empêcher l'eau de pénétrer lorsque le navire tangue.

A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.

Examples :

"The ship's carpenter installed a new buckler to seal the hawse hole and prevent water from flooding the ship's deck. "

Le charpentier du navire a installé un nouveau bouclier pour sceller le trou de chausse et empêcher l'eau d'inonder le pont du navire.

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verb

Protéger, défendre

To shield; to defend.

Examples :

"She tried to buckler her little brother from the older kids who were teasing him. "

Elle a essayé de protéger son petit frère des grands enfants qui se moquaient de lui.

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