"rook" in German

rook
to rook

Detailed translations for "rook"

rook

1. general

rook(also: rascal, crook, spiv, chiseler)
der Gauner{masculine}
rook(also: deceiver, duper, confidence trickster, confidence man)
der Bauernfänger{masculine}

2. chessman

rook
der Turm{masculine}
Knight to knight five, pawn takes knight, rook takes rook, queen to rook four, check...
Turm nimmt Turm, Dame auf Turm vier, Schach.
Queen takes knight, rook takes queen, pawn takes rook.
Königin besiegt Springer, Turm besiegt Königin, Bauer besiegt Turm.

3. ornithology

rook
die Saatkrähe{feminine}
It looked like a hybrid of rook and seagull.
Sie sah wie eine Saatkrähe oder eine Möwe aus.

to rook

to rook(also: to humbug, to be a swindler, to be a cheat, to trepan)
betrügen{transitive verb}

English synonyms for "rook"

rook {n}
rook {v}

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