bard

poète, barde

Personne qui écrit des poèmes.

En anglais simple : A person who writes poetry.

• The town honored its famous bard.
• Several local bards read their poems aloud.
• We studied the works of a celebrated Scottish bard.

Synonymes : poet

Expressions courantes : great bard, famous bard, the bard

barde

Poète et chanteur d’une tradition ancienne qui raconte les histoires de souverains et de héros.

En anglais simple : A poet and singer in an old tradition who tells stories of rulers and heroes.

• The bard sang about a brave king.
• Bards kept old stories alive through songs.
• A wandering bard entertained the guests with tales of ancient battles.

Synonymes : minstrel

Expressions courantes : Celtic bard, wandering bard, court bard

barde

Pièce d’armure qui protège le cou, le poitrail ou les flancs d’un cheval.

En anglais simple : A piece of protective armor for a horse's neck, chest, or sides.

• The horse wore a steel bard.
• The museum displays several decorated bards.
• A damaged bard left the horse's side exposed.

Synonymes : barb

Expressions courantes : horse bard, steel bard, decorated bard

armure

Protection que les soldats portaient autrefois sur le corps.

En anglais simple : Protective armor formerly worn by a soldier.

• The soldier wore a heavy bard.
• His bard protected him during the battle.
• The old inventory lists a bard among the warrior's equipment.

Synonymes : armor, armour

Expressions courantes : steel bard, a bard, heavy bard

barder

Couvrir un cheval d’une armure pour le protéger.

En anglais simple : To cover a horse with protective armor.

• They bard the horse before battle.
• The knight's servants barded his mount with steel plates.
• Not every rider could afford to bard a horse.

Expressions courantes : bard a horse, bard the mount

barder

Entourer la viande de fines tranches de lard ou de graisse avant la cuisson.

En anglais simple : To cover meat with thin slices of bacon or fat before cooking it.

• Bard the meat before roasting it.
• The chef barded the pheasant with bacon.
• We bard lean cuts to keep them moist during cooking.

Comment l'utiliser : bard something with something (Bard the venison with thin slices of bacon.)

Expressions courantes : bard the meat, bard with bacon, bard a roast