bastille

[US]/bæ'stiːl/
[UK]/bæs'til/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fæstning; fængsel
Word Forms
Pluralbastilles

Phrases & Collocations

storming the Bastille

stormen af Bastillen

Bastille Day

Bastilledagen

Example Sentences

Sade spends his time in the bastille.

Sade tilbringer sin tid i Bastillen.

With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept over Europe.

Med Bastillens fald i 1789 spredte en bølge af eufori over Europa.

political prisoners in the Bastille

politiske fanger i Bastillen

the fall of the Bastille

Bastillens fald

imprisoned in the Bastille

fængslet i Bastillen

the storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution

Stormen på Bastillen markerede begyndelsen på den franske revolution

the Bastille was a symbol of royal tyranny

Bastillen var et symbol på kongelig tyranni

the Bastille was demolished in 1789

Bastillen blev revet ned i 1789

the Bastille was originally built as a medieval fortress

Bastillen blev oprindeligt bygget som en middelalderborg

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