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Bétel, chique de bétel

A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.

Examples :

"After lunch, the construction workers sat in the shade, chewing pawns and spitting out the red juice. "

Après le déjeuner, les ouvriers du bâtiment se sont assis à l'ombre, mâchant du bétel et crachant le jus rouge.

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Pions

The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.

Examples :

"My chess club is learning how to move the pawns effectively to capture the opponent's pieces. "

Mon club d'échecs apprend à déplacer efficacement les pions pour capturer les pièces de l'adversaire.

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Pions, pantins

Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.

Examples :

"Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War."

Bien qu'elle fût un pion des dieux, son départ est la cause précipitante de la guerre de Troie.

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Gage, nantissement

The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.

Examples :

"All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage."

Tous nos bijoux étaient en gage à ce stade.

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Gage, engagement

An instance of pawning something.

Examples :

"The family relied on frequent pawns of their jewelry to make ends meet. "

La famille comptait sur les gages fréquents de ses bijoux pour joindre les deux bouts.

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Gage, nantissement

An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.

Examples :

"To get some quick cash, he left his guitar and amplifier as pawns at the local pawnshop. "

Pour obtenir de l'argent rapidement, il a laissé sa guitare et son amplificateur en gage au magasin de prêt sur gages local.

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Crédit sur gages, prêteur sur gages

A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

Examples :

"Maria needed quick cash, so she visited one of the pawns on Main Street to sell her old jewelry. "

Maria avait besoin d'argent rapidement, alors elle a visité un des prêteurs sur gages de la rue Principale pour vendre ses vieux bijoux.

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verb

Engager, mettre en gage

To pledge; to stake or wager.

Examples :

"She was so sure of her victory that she pawned her favorite necklace on the outcome of the chess game. "

Elle était si sûre de sa victoire qu'elle a engagé son collier préféré sur l'issue de la partie d'échecs.

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Gager

To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.

Examples :

"To buy a new laptop, Maria pawned her grandmother's antique silver locket. "

Pour acheter un nouvel ordinateur portable, Maria a gagé le médaillon en argent antique de sa grand-mère.

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Pions

Examples :

""The art collector filled the walls of his home with pawns, showcasing pieces from unknown artists." "

Le collectionneur d'art a rempli les murs de sa maison de pions, présentant des œuvres d'artistes inconnus.

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Dominer, vaincre

(originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).

Examples :

"During the chess tournament, the experienced player completely pawned his younger opponent in just fifteen moves. "

Pendant le tournoi d'échecs, le joueur expérimenté a complètement dominé son jeune adversaire en seulement quinze coups.

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