baliste

balist

Definition

Definition of baliste - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

poisson tropical

TECH.

poisson marin avec un aiguillon dorsal qui se redresse rapidement

TECH.

La baliste nage près du récif corallien en déployant son aiguillon.

poisson-coffre

arme antique

Rare

machine de guerre antique qui lance des pierres ou des poutres

Rare

Les Romains utilisaient la baliste pour attaquer les murailles ennemies.

catapulte

trébuchet

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Images of baliste

poisson marin avec un aiguillon dorsal qui se redresse rapidement
machine de guerre antique qui lance des pierres ou des poutres

Expressions with baliste

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baliste commun

poisson marin qui broie les crustacés avec sa mâchoire puissante

Le baliste commun nage près des côtes méditerranéennes.

Origin of baliste

français, baliste (du grec 'balistes', arbalète)

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cochon de mer

baliste

poisson tropical aux dents fortes et au corps coloré

Examples of baliste in a sentence

Les balistes sont souvent observées par les plongeurs.
Une baliste pouvait détruire une porte fortifiée en un tir.
Les ingénieurs grecs perfectionnaient la baliste pour la rendre plus puissante.

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English:triggerfish, ballista, ...
German:Drückerfisch, Balliste, ...
Italian:pesce balestra, balista, ...
Spanish:baliste, balista, ...
Portuguese:balista, máquina de arremesso, ...
Chinese:鳞鲀, 投石机, ...
Japanese:モンガラカワハギ, バリスタ, ...
Arabic:سمكة الزناد, منجنيق, ...
Hebrew:דַּג הֲדָרִית, בַּלִּיסְטָה, ...
Russian:спинорог, баллиста, ...
Ukrainian:триглав, баліста, ...
Catalan:balist, balista, ...
Danish:aftrækkerfisk, ballista, ...
Dutch:balvis, ballista, ...
Greek:μπαλίστας, βαλίστρα, ...
Hungarian:ravaszhal, balliszta, ...
Khmer:ត្រីទ្រីហ្គ័រហ្វីស, បាល់លីស្តា, ...
Korean:쏠배감펭, 발리스타, ...
Polish:balist, balista, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-porco, balista, ...
Romanian:balist, balistă, ...
Swedish:tryckarfisk, ballista, ...
Thai:ปลาไก, เครื่องยิงหินโบราณ, ...
Turkish:tetik balığı, balista, ...
Vietnamese:cá bò, máy bắn đá, ...

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