castle

castillo

Edificio grande y resistente, con muros gruesos, construido para proteger de ataques a quienes viven dentro.

En inglés sencillo: A large, strong building with thick walls, built to protect its residents from attack.

• We visited an old castle.
• The castle stands on a hill.
• Thick walls protected the people inside the castle.

Sinónimos: fortress

Expresiones frecuentes: medieval castle, castle walls, ruined castle

torre

Pieza de ajedrez con forma de torre que se mueve en líneas horizontales o verticales.

En inglés sencillo: The chess piece that looks like a tower and moves in straight lines.

• Move your castle forward.
• She captured my castle with her queen.
• Each player starts with two castles.

Sinónimos: rook

Expresiones frecuentes: move a castle, white castle, capture a castle

enrocar

Mover el rey y una torre en una misma jugada especial de ajedrez.

En inglés sencillo: To move your king and one rook together in a special chess move.

• You can castle now.
• She castled to protect her king.
• Can I castle if my king has already moved?

Expresiones frecuentes: castle early, castle kingside, castle queenside