bishop

Bischof

Ein hoher christlicher Geistlicher, der für die Kirchen in einem bestimmten Gebiet verantwortlich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A senior Christian church leader responsible for the churches in a particular area.

• The bishop visited our church.
• She met the bishop after the service.
• Three bishops attended the ceremony.

Häufige Wendungen: a catholic bishop, the local bishop, bishop of something

Läufer

Eine Schachfigur, die sich diagonal über das Brett bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: A chess piece that moves diagonally across the board.

• Move your bishop diagonally.
• Her bishop captured my pawn.
• Each player starts with two bishops.

Häufige Wendungen: white bishop, move a bishop, bishop and knight, black bishop

Pferdezähne manipulieren

Die Zähne eines Pferdes verändern, damit es jünger aussieht, als es ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To change a horse's teeth to make it seem younger than it is.

• The dealer tried to bishop the horse.
• Someone had bishoped its teeth before the sale.
• Dishonest sellers sometimes bishoped older horses to raise their price.

Häufige Wendungen: bishop a horse, bishop its teeth