rook
US /rʊk/
UK /rʊk/
1.
torre
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.
Ha mosso la sua torre per attaccare la regina.
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The rook and knight are powerful pieces in the endgame.
La torre e il cavallo sono pezzi potenti nel finale.
2.
corvo
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.
Uno stormo di corvi gracchiò forte nel campo.
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The old oak tree was home to a large colony of rooks.
La vecchia quercia era la casa di una grande colonia di corvi.
1.
fregare, truffare
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.
Il meccanico ha cercato di fregarmi facendomi pagare riparazioni inutili.
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Don't let them rook you into buying that overpriced car.
Non lasciare che ti fregino facendoti comprare quella macchina troppo costosa.