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1 ♦ king
♦ king /kɪŋ/n.1 re; monarca; sovrano: the King of England, il re d'Inghilterra; to be crowned king, essere incoronato re NOTE DI CULTURA: the King: ► monarchy2 (fig.) re; signore: He is the king of painters, è il re dei pittori; the king of beasts, il re degli animali; il leone; the king of birds, il re degli uccelli; l'aquila3 ( alle carte, negli scacchi) re: the king of hearts, il re di cuori; I've only a king ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un re in mano; king's bishop [knight, rook, pawn], alfiere [cavallo, torre, pedina] di re● (leg., in GB) King's Bench Division = Queen's Bench Division ► queen □ (zool.) king cobra ( Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah), cobra reale □ (leg.) King's Counsel ► counsel □ (zool.) king crab ( Limulus polyphemus), limulo □ (stor.) the King Emperor, il re d'Inghilterra e Imperatore d'India □ King's English, la lingua inglese corretta; l'inglese puro □ (leg.) King's evidence = to turn King's evidence ► evidence □ (med., stor.) the King's evil, la scrofola □ (relig., letter.) King James Bible (o King James Version) = Authorized Version ► authorized □ (fig.) King Log, re Travicello □ (arald.) King-of-arms, re d'arme; primo araldo □ (relig.) the King of Kings, il Re dei re □ (zool.) king of the herring ( Regalecus glesne), regaleco; re delle aringhe □ ( ciclismo) king of the mountains competition, gran premio della montagna □ (leg., stor.) the King's peace, la quiete pubblica; l'ordine pubblico □ (zool.) king penguin ( Aptenotydes patagonica), pinguino reale □ (archit.) king post, monaco □ (fam.) a king's ransom, una somma enorme; un Perù □ king-size (o king-sized), (comm.) king-size; (fam.) grande, enorme: king-size bottle, bottiglia king-size □ (fig.) King Stork, un re tiranno □ (relig.) the Three Kings, i Re Magi.(to) king /kɪŋ/A v. i.(nella loc. to king it:) farla da padrone; spadroneggiareB v. t. -
2 English Eng·lish
['ɪŋɡlɪʃ]1. adj2. n1)the English npl — (people) gli inglesi
2) (language) inglese mthe King's or Queen's English — l'inglese corretto
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3 father
['fɑːðə(r)]1) relig. (God) Padre m.the Our Father — (prayer) il Padre Nostro
2) (title for priest) padre m.* * *1. noun1) (a male parent, especially human: Mr Smith is her father.) padre2) ((with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest: I met Father Sullivan this morning.) Padre3) (a person who begins, invents or first makes something: King Alfred was the father of the English navy.) padre2. verb(to be the father of: King Charles II fathered a number of children.) fare da padre- fatherly
- father-in-law* * *['fɑːðə(r)]1) relig. (God) Padre m.the Our Father — (prayer) il Padre Nostro
2) (title for priest) padre m.
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