bishop

évêque

Haut responsable chrétien chargé des églises d’une région donnée.

En anglais simple : A senior Christian church leader responsible for the churches in a particular area.

• The bishop visited our church.
• She met the bishop after the service.
• Three bishops attended the ceremony.

Expressions courantes : a catholic bishop, the local bishop, bishop of something

fou

Pièce du jeu d’échecs qui se déplace en diagonale sur l’échiquier.

En anglais simple : A chess piece that moves diagonally across the board.

• Move your bishop diagonally.
• Her bishop captured my pawn.
• Each player starts with two bishops.

Expressions courantes : white bishop, move a bishop, bishop and knight, black bishop

maquiller les dents d'un cheval

Modifier les dents d’un cheval pour le faire paraître plus jeune qu’il ne l’est.

En anglais simple : To change a horse's teeth to make it seem younger than it is.

• The dealer tried to bishop the horse.
• Someone had bishoped its teeth before the sale.
• Dishonest sellers sometimes bishoped older horses to raise their price.

Expressions courantes : bishop a horse, bishop its teeth