| inglese > italiano | |
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| knight | |
| 1. sost. cavaliere | |
| 2. sost. (scacchi) cavallo | |
| 3. sost. (araldica) titolo onorifico concesso in origine a coloro che aiutavano il re a salire in groppa al cavallo, da cui il nome con cui costoro sono conosciuti in altre lingue (italiano: cavaliere, francese: chevalier) | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| knight | |
| 1. subst. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages. |  |
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | |
| 2. subst. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. | |
| 3. subst. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch. | |
| 4. subst. (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces. | |
| 5. subst. (card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. | |
| 6. v. To confer knighthood upon. | |
| The king knighted the young squire. | |
| 7. v. (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| cavaliere | |
| 1. subst. rider or horseman | |
| 2. subst. cavalryman or trooper | |
| 3. subst. an escort or partner | |
| 4. subst. a knight | |
| 5. subst. a gentleman | |
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