(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille () or prison; to imprison.
(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille () or prison; to imprison.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(military, historical) The fortified encampment of an army besieging a place; also, any of the buildings in such an encampment.
Chiefly in French contexts: a rampart]] or other fortification or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
Bastille means: Chiefly in French contexts: a rampart]] or other fortification or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
bastille means: Chiefly in French contexts: a rampart]] or other fortification or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“I suspect this is very much how the French population felt just before the storming of the Bastille.”
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“this is really the year to make Bastille Day a thing over here”
“We are long overdue for a Storming of the Bastille. The fact we haven't had one yet....”