donjon

dɔ̃ʒɔ̃

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Definition of donjon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

château fort

Dated

tour principale d'un château fort servant de défense et de stockage

Dated

Le donjon du château de Vincennes domine la forteresse de ses quarante mètres.

forteresse

jeu de rôle

TECH.

lieu fermé à explorer dans les jeux de rôle

TECH.

Les aventuriers pénètrent dans le donjon pour affronter le dragon.

labyrinthe

héraldique

TECH.

symbole représentant une tour carrée dans les armoiries

TECH.

Les armes de la ville portent un donjon d'argent sur champ d'azur.

pratiques spécialisées

TECH.

lieu de travail spécialisé pour certaines pratiques

TECH.

Elle a aménagé son donjon dans une cave voûtée du sous-sol.

espace privé

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tour principale d'un château fort servant de défense et de stockage

Expressions with donjon

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maître du donjon

personne qui dirige une partie de jeu de rôle

Le maître du donjon a préparé une aventure épique pour ce soir.

Origin of donjon

latin, dominium (maison forte) + suffixe -on (grand)

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donjon

cachot souterrain très profond dans une prison ou un château

Examples of donjon in a sentence

Le donjon abrite aujourd'hui un musée médiéval.
Ils ont cartographié tout le donjon avant de continuer.
Le donjon regorge de pièges et de trésors cachés.
Le donjon médiéval domine la vallée.
Les armoiries de la famille comportent un donjon en or.
Le donjon est équipé de nombreux accessoires spécialisés.

Ils ont visité un donjon réputé en centre-ville.

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English:keep, dungeon, ...
German:Bergfried, Dungeon, ...
Italian:mastio, dungeon, ...
Spanish:torre del homenaje, mazmorra, ...
Portuguese:torre de menagem, masmorra, ...
Chinese:主堡, 地下城, ...
Japanese:天守, ダンジョン, ...
Arabic:برج القلعة, زنزانة, ...
Hebrew:מִגְדַּל עֹז, צִינּוֹק, ...
Russian:донжон, подземелье, ...
Ukrainian:донджон, підземелля, ...
Catalan:torre de l'homenatge, masmorra, ...
Danish:borgtårn, dungeon, ...
Dutch:burchttoegangstoren, kerker, ...
Greek:πύργος, κάστρο, ...
Khmer:ប៉មកណ្ដាល, ដាន់ជិន, ...
Korean:던전, 돈존, ...
Polish:donżon, loch, ...
Portuguese (BR):torre do castelo, masmorra, ...
Romanian:donjon, temniță, ...
Swedish:borgtorn, dungeon, ...
Thai:หอคอยปราสาท, ดันเจี้ยน, ...
Turkish:baş kule, zindan, ...
Vietnamese:tháp chính, hầm ngục, ...

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Definition of donjon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of donjon

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Terms with donjon included in their meaning

Examples of donjon in a sentence

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