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Translate bastion from English to French

Summary

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bastion:
- forteresse; bastion; rempart; fortification; renforcement
Wiktionary:
- bastion → bastille, bastion
- bastion → bastion
- baste → bâtir, arroser
- baste → faufiler, ranger

English

Detailed Translations for bastion from English to French

bastion:

bastion [the ~] nomen

the bastion
la forteresse; le bastion; le rempart; la fortification; le renforcement
- forteresse [la ~] nomen
- bastion [le ~] nomen
- rempart [le ~] nomen
- fortification [la ~] nomen
- renforcement [le ~] nomen
the bastion (fortress; stronghold; fortification)
le rempart; la forteresse; le bastion
- rempart [le ~] nomen
- forteresse [la ~] nomen
- bastion [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for bastion:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bastion	bastion; fortification; fortress; stronghold	castle; château; city wall; fortified building; knight's castle; rampart; shore; solid ground; town rampart
forteresse	bastion; fortification; fortress; stronghold	canal; castle; château; citadel; city moat; city wall; fort; fortification; fortification canal; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; moat; rampart; shore; solid ground; stronghold; town canal; town rampart; town-moat
fortification	bastion	affirmation; amplification; confirmation; consolidation; earthwork; enrichment; entrenchment; fortification; intensification; rail; redoubt; reinforcement; strengthening
rempart	bastion; fortification; fortress; stronghold	city wall; earthwork; entrenchment; rail; rampart; redoubt; shore; solid ground; town rampart; town-wall; wooded bank
renforcement	bastion	affirmation; amplification; confirmation; consolidation; enrichment; fortification; intensification; reinforcement; strengthening
-	citadel

Related Words for "bastion":

baste

Synonyms for "bastion":

defense; defence; defense force; defence force
citadel; stronghold; fastness
fortification; munition

Related Definitions for "bastion":

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification¹
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle¹
a group that defends a principle¹
- a bastion against corruption¹
- the last bastion of communism¹

Wiktionary Translations for bastion:

bastion

noun

ouvrage, construction passager ou permanente, qu’on élever soit pour fortifier une place, soit pour l’assiéger.
- bastille → stronghold; bastion; fortress
fortification|fr ouvrage de fortification qui faire partie de l’enceinte du corps d’une place : il présente en saillie deux faces et deux flancs. Il est relié à l’enceinte par ces derniers.
- bastion → bastion; bulwark

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bastion	→ bastion	↔ Bastion — auch übertragen: vorgezogener Verteidigungspunkt einer Festung

baste:

Translation Matrix for baste:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	basting; basting stitch; tacking
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	batter; clobber; tack
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	tack

Related Words for "baste":

bastion

Synonyms for "baste":

basting; tacking; stitch
moisten; wash; dampen
clobber; batter; beat; beat up; work over
tack; sew; run up; sew together; stitch

Related Definitions for "baste":

a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together¹
cover with liquid before cooking¹
- baste a roast¹
sew together loosely, with large stitches¹
- baste a hem¹
strike violently and repeatedly¹

Wiktionary Translations for baste:

baste

verb

To sew with wide stitches
- baste → bâtir

baste

verb

Répandre un liquide sur la viande en cuisson
- arroser → baste

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• baste	→ faufiler	↔ rijgen — met een naald een draad ergens doorvoeren
• baste	→ ranger	↔ einheften — Teile von Kleidung provisorisch mit weiten Stichen einnähen

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University