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castle [castles] (fortified building) noun [UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈkæs.l̩] | château◼◼◼nom {m}I have a castle. = J'ai un château. château-fort◼◻◻nom {m} |
castle (chess) verb [UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈkæs.l̩] | roquer◼◻◻verbe |
castle in the air (desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized) noun [UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩ ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈkæs.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈer] | châteaux en Espagne◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
a man's home is his castle (proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) phrase | charbonnier est maître chez lui; cordonnier est maître chez luiphrase |
bouncing castle (inflatable structure on which children jump and play) noun [UK: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkæs.l̩] | château gonflable◼◼◼nom {m} jeu gonflable◼◻◻nom {m} |
build castles in the air (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) verb [UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer] | bâtir des châteaux en Espagne◼◼◼verbe |
carry coals to Newcastle (do something unneeded or redundant) verb | porter de l'eau à la rivière (carry water to the river)verbe |
forecastle [forecastles] (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) noun [UK: ˈfəʊk.sl̩] [US: ˈfoʊk.sl̩] | gaillard d'avant◼◼◼nom {m} |
Newcastle disease (disease of poultry) noun | maladie de Newcastle◼◼◼nom {f} |
sandcastle (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) noun [UK: ˈsændk.ɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈsændk.æs.l̩] | château de sable◼◼◼nom {m} |