rook
US /rʊk/
UK /rʊk/
1.
tour
a chess piece, typically with a flat top and a castellated top, that can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically
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He moved his rook to attack the queen.
Il a déplacé sa tour pour attaquer la reine.
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The rook and knight are powerful pieces in the endgame.
La tour et le cavalier sont des pièces puissantes en fin de partie.
2.
corneille, freux
a gregarious Eurasian crow with a bare patch of skin on the face, nesting in colonies in treetops
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A flock of rooks cawed loudly in the field.
Une volée de corneilles croassait bruyamment dans le champ.
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The old oak tree was home to a large colony of rooks.
Le vieux chêne abritait une grande colonie de corneilles.
1.
rouler, escroquer
to swindle or defraud someone, especially by charging them too much for something
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The mechanic tried to rook me by charging for unnecessary repairs.
Le mécanicien a essayé de me rouler en me facturant des réparations inutiles.
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Don't let them rook you into buying that overpriced car.
Ne les laisse pas te rouler en te faisant acheter cette voiture trop chère.