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knights

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noun

Écuyer, chevalier

A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.

Examples :

"In the medieval story, the young squires served as knights in training, attending to the Lord's needs and learning the skills of combat. "

Dans l'histoire médiévale, les jeunes écuyers servaient de chevaliers en formation, répondant aux besoins du Seigneur et apprenant les techniques de combat.

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noun

Chevaliers

A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.

Examples :

"Many knights pledged their loyalty to the king, promising to defend the realm. "

De nombreux chevaliers ont juré fidélité au roi, promettant de défendre le royaume.

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Chevaliers

(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

Examples :

"King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"

Le roi Arthur et les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde

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Chevalier

(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

Examples :

"Every year, the Queen of England honors several individuals as knights for their outstanding contributions to British society. "

Chaque année, la reine d'Angleterre honore plusieurs personnes en tant que chevaliers pour leurs contributions exceptionnelles à la société britannique.

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Chevaliers

A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.

Examples :

"Even though the coding club didn't wear armor, its members saw themselves as knights, bravely battling bugs and building software for the good of their school. "

Même si le club de codage ne portait pas d'armure, ses membres se considéraient comme des chevaliers, combattant courageusement les bugs et construisant des logiciels pour le bien de leur école.

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Cavalier

A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Examples :

"In chess, the knights are the only pieces that can jump over other pieces. "

Aux échecs, les cavaliers sont les seules pièces qui peuvent sauter par-dessus d'autres pièces.

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Valet

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Examples :

"During the poker game, she was hoping for two aces, but all she got were knights. "

Pendant la partie de poker, elle espérait deux as, mais elle n'a eu que des valets.

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Papillons du genre Ypthima

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.

Examples :

"The butterfly collector carefully pinned several different types of browns, including some delicate knights, to display in his collection. "

Le collectionneur de papillons a épinglé avec soin plusieurs types de bruns différents, dont quelques délicats papillons du genre Ypthima, pour les exposer dans sa collection.

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Chevaliers

(modern) A generic name for various mushrooms belonging to the fungal order gilled mushrooms; scientific name Tricholoma.

Examples :

"The mushroom hunter carefully identified the knights amongst the other gilled mushrooms in the forest, hoping for a tasty meal. "

Le chasseur de champignons a soigneusement identifié les chevaliers parmi les autres champignons à lamelles de la forêt, espérant un repas savoureux.

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verb

Anoblir, adouber

To confer knighthood upon.

Examples :

"The king knighted the young squire."

Le roi a adoubé le jeune écuyer.

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verb

Promouvoir (un pion) en cavalier

To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Examples :

"In chess, players usually want to queen their pawns, but in this game, he decided to knights his pawn to create a tricky fork. "

Aux échecs, les joueurs veulent généralement promouvoir leurs pions en dames, mais dans ce jeu, il a décidé de promouvoir son pion en cavalier pour créer une fourchette délicate.