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/kæsl̩/ /kɑːsl̩/

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noun

Château fort

A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.

Examples :

"The old castle on the hill was a popular spot for school field trips. "

Le vieux château fort sur la colline était un endroit populaire pour les sorties scolaires.

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noun

Roque

An instance of castling.

Examples :

"The chess player made a castle move to protect the king. "

Le joueur d'échecs a fait un roque pour protéger le roi.

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Tour

A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.

Examples :

"My brother moved the castle across the board during our chess game. "

Mon frère a déplacé la tour sur l'échiquier pendant notre partie d'échecs.

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Château

A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.

Examples :

"The shogi player carefully positioned the castle pieces around the king to protect him from attack. "

Le joueur de shogi a positionné avec soin les pièces du château autour du roi pour le protéger des attaques.

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Casque de joute

A close helmet.

Examples :

"The knight wore a strong castle, protecting his head during the jousting tournament. "

Le chevalier portait un casque de joute solide, protégeant sa tête pendant le tournoi.

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Château, forteresse

Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.

Examples :

"The old castle was the family's impressive summer home. "

L'ancien château était l'impressionnante résidence d'été de la famille.

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Tourelle

A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.

Examples :

"The small ship's castle housed the captain's quarters. "

La tourelle du petit navire abritait les quartiers du capitaine.

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Château, forteresse

Examples :

"The castle in the playground was the favorite spot for the children to play hide-and-seek. "

Le château dans l'aire de jeux était l'endroit préféré des enfants pour jouer à cache-cache.

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verb

Enfermer dans un château

To house or keep in a castle.

Examples :

"The museum will castle its most valuable artifacts for safekeeping during the renovation. "

Le musée enfermera ses objets les plus précieux dans un château pour les conserver en sécurité pendant la rénovation.

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verb

Protéger, isoler

To protect or separate in a similar way.

Examples :

"The teacher castleded the students in the back of the room to keep them focused on their work. "

Le professeur a isolé les élèves au fond de la salle pour qu'ils se concentrent sur leur travail.

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verb

Transformer en château fort, créneler

To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.

Examples :

"The school club decided to castle the old shed, adding battlements to make it look like a miniature medieval castle for their play. "

Le club scolaire a décidé de transformer la vieille remise en château fort, en ajoutant des créneaux pour qu'elle ressemble à un château médiéval miniature pour leur pièce de théâtre.

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verb

Roquer

(usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.

Examples :

"The chess player carefully castled his king to a safer position on the board. "

Le joueur d'échecs a roqué avec précaution son roi vers une position plus sûre sur l'échiquier.

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Se roquer

(usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

Examples :

"During the chess club meeting, Maria castiled her king by moving several pieces strategically. "

Pendant la réunion du club d'échecs, Maria a roqué son roi en déplaçant stratégiquement plusieurs pièces.

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verb

Faire tomber les guichets d'un batteur avec une balle à pleine longueur

To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.

Examples :

"The bowler casted the batsman with a yorker, sending the stumps flying. "

Le lanceur a fait tomber les guichets du batteur avec un yorker, envoyant les guichets voler en éclats.