Parola del giorno in inglese

Definizioni

inglese > italiano
king
1. sost. monarca, re, sovrano
(araldica) King's arms (= royal arms: stemma reale)
(araldica) king of arms (re d'armi)
(araldica) Kings of Cologne (=wise men: re magi)
2. sost. (carte) (scacchi) re
3. sost. magnate
4. verb. fare dama (nel gioco della dama)
5. verb. incoronare
inglese > inglese
king
1. subst. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
2. subst. A powerful or majorly influential person.
Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
3. subst. Something that has a preeminent position.
In times of financial panic, cash is king.
4. subst. A component of certain games.
5. subst.          (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest
6. subst.          (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
7. subst.          A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking
8. subst. (slang) A king skin.
Oi mate, have you got kings?
9. subst. A male dragonfly; a drake.
10. subst. A king-sized bed.
11. v. To crown king, to make (a person) king.
12. v. To rule over as king.
13. v. To perform the duties of a king.
14. v. To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
15. v. To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
16. v. To dress and perform as a drag king.
17. subst. alternative form of qinges (Chinese musical instrument)
italiano > inglese
re
1. n-m. king, male monarch
2. n-m. (chess, card games) king
3. n-m. (figuratively) king, magnate (man who excels in something)
4. n-m. re (musical note)
5. n-m. D (musical note or key)

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Esempi d'uso

He was a good king.      Era un buon re. I'm the king of the world!      Sono il re del mondo! The king ruled the country for years.      Il re ha governato il paese per anni. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.      Nel paese dei ciechi, l'uomo con un occhio è re. The king and queen are coming.      Il re e la regina stanno venendo.

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