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♦ crown /kraʊn/n.1 corona; ( di fiori, ecc., anche) serto, ghirlanda: gold crown, corona d'oro; laurel crown, corona (o serto) d'alloro; crown of thorns, corona di spine; the martyr's crown, la corona del martirio; ( boxe) to win the middleweight crown, vincere la corona dei pesi medi2 (polit.) corona; trono; potere regale: to relinquish the crown, rinunciare alla corona; abdicare; to succeed to the crown, salire al trono; to wear the crown, portare la corona; regnare; heir to the crown, erede al trono3 (polit.) – the Crown, la Corona ( il potere; il sovrano): Crown colony, colonia della Corona inglese; the Crown jewels, i gioielli della Corona4 (stor., = crown piece) corona ( moneta di valore pari a 5 scellini): half a crown, una mezza corona11 cima della testa; sommo del capo; cocuzzolo (fam.)14 (archit.) chiave di volta; chiave16 (mecc.) corona18 (zool.) cresta● ( in Canada) Crown Attorney, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ crown and anchor, gioco di dadi ( con tre dadi contrassegnati da una corona, un'ancora e i quattro semi delle carte) □ (ind. min.) crown block, taglia fissa □ crown cap, tappo a corona (o metallico: di bottiglia) □ (leg.) Crown court, tribunale penale (in GB) □ (fin.) Crown debt, credito dello Stato (in GB) □ crown fire, incendio che si appicca alle cime degli alberi □ (ind.) crown glass, vetro crown ( tipo di vetro ottico) □ (agric.) crown grafting, innesto a corona □ (bot.) crown imperial ( Fritillaria imperialis), corona imperiale □ Crown lands, terreni della Corona (in GB) □ (leg.) Crown law, diritto penale □ Crown prince, principe ereditario □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecution, pubblica accusa □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecutor, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ (leg., in Inghil. e nel Galles) Crown Prosecution Service, Ufficio del Procuratore della Regina □ (leg.) Crown solicitor, avvocato della Corona; legale di un ministero □ crown stopper = crown cap ► sopra □ crown wheel, (mecc.) corona dentata; (autom.) ingranaggio planetario; ( orologeria) ruota a corona, scappamento a verga □ (leg.) Crown witness, testimone d'accusa □ from crown to toe, dalla testa ai piedi.(to) crown /kraʊn/v. t.1 incoronare; coronare: to be crowned king, essere incoronato re; Your labours will be crowned with success, le tue fatiche saranno coronate da successo2 completare; finire; dare l'ultimo tocco a (qc.): to crown a dinner with a pudding, finire un pranzo con un budino● to crown it all, per coronare l'opera; per giunta: The journey was a failure and, to crown it all, I lost my luggage, il viaggio è stato un fiasco e per giunta ho perso il bagaglio □ (fam.) That crowns it all!, questo è il colmo (della sfortuna)!
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