How is the word tour translated from French to English

English translation
Rook
noun

Pièce d'échecs qui se déplace en ligne droite.

A chess piece that moves in straight lines.

Examples with “tour”

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  • La tour peut traverser l'échiquier facilement. — The rook can move across the board easily.

  • Le corbeau freux croassait bruyamment dans l'arbre. — The rook cawed loudly in the tree.

  • Il a essayé de m'estamper à la table de poker. — He tried to rook me at the poker table.

  • Trouves-tu que la tour est une pièce puissante ? — Do you think the rook is a strong piece?

  • As-tu déjà vu un corbeau freux à l'état sauvage ? — Have you ever seen a rook in the wild?

  • Ne laisse personne t'estamper tes économies. — Don't let anyone rook you out of your savings.

  • J'ai pris sa tour pendant notre partie. — I captured his rook during our game.

  • Un corbeau freux s'est posé sur la clôture au coucher du soleil. — A rook perched on the fence during sunset.

  • Elle était trop maligne pour se faire estamper par de fausses offres. — She was too smart to be rook by fake offers.

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