English-French translations for drawbridge

pont-levisNous ne parlons pas de lever le pont-levis. We are not talking about raising the drawbridge. Il ne faut par relever le pont-levis, défendre ses remparts, fermer les portes, car l'Europe a une chance énorme à saisir et il ne faut pas la manquer. We must not bring up the drawbridges, man the battlements, close the doors, because Europe has a huge opportunity here and we must take it.

A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it

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