pont-levis

pɔ̃ ləvi

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Definition of pont-levis - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

architecturepont qui peut se lever pour laisser passer des bateaux

Le pont-levis du port se lève pour permettre aux yachts de passer.

pont basculant

pont mobile

château fort

Dated

pont mobile d'un château qui se levait pour empêcher l'entrée

Dated

Les soldats ont relevé le pont-levis pour protéger la forteresse.

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pont qui peut se lever pour laisser passer des bateaux
pont mobile d'un château qui se levait pour empêcher l'entrée

Origin of pont-levis

latin, pons (pont) + levare (lever)

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sarrasine

fortification

herse mobile placée entre le pont-levis et la porte d'un château

Examples of pont-levis in a sentence

Les enfants ont dessiné un pont-levis sur leur maquette.
Le pont-levis s'est abaissé pour laisser entrer les visiteurs.
Un garde surveillait le pont-levis toute la nuit.

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English:drawbridge, ...
German:Zugbrücke, Hebebrücke, ...
Italian:ponte levatoio, ...
Spanish:puente levadizo, ...
Portuguese:ponte levadiça, ...
Chinese:吊桥, ...
Japanese:跳ね橋, ...
Arabic:جسر متحرك, جسر رافع, ...
Hebrew:גֶּשֶׁר מֻרָם, גֶּשֶׁר מוּרָם, ...
Russian:подъёмный мост, ...
Ukrainian:підйомний міст, ...
Catalan:pont llevadís, ...
Danish:vindebro, ...
Dutch:ophaalbrug, ...
Greek:υψούμενη γέφυρα, υψωτή γέφυρα, ...
Hungarian:felnyitható híd, felvonóhíd, ...
Khmer:ស្ពានលើក, ស្ពានដែលអាចលើកឡើងបាននៅច្រកចូលប្រាសាទ, ...
Korean:도개교, 들문다리, ...
Polish:most zwodzony, ...
Portuguese (BR):ponte levadiça, ...
Romanian:pod-leviș, pod ridicător, ...
Swedish:lyftbro, vindbrygga, ...
Thai:สะพานยก, สะพานชัก, ...
Turkish:asmalı köprü, kaldırılabilir köprü, ...
Vietnamese:cầu nâng, cầu lật, ...

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