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queen [kwi:n]1 noun(a) (sovereign, king's wife) reine f;∎ the Queen of Spain/Belgium la reine d'Espagne/de Belgique;∎ Queen Elizabeth II la reine Élisabeth II;∎ she was queen to Charles II elle fut la reine ou l'épouse de Charles II;∎ British the Queen's Christmas message = discours télévisé et radiodiffusé de la reine le jour de Noël(b) (woman, place, thing considered best) reine f;∎ the queen of the blues la reine du blues;∎ the rose is the queen of flowers la rose est la reine des fleurs∎ he played his queen of clubs il joua sa dame de trèfle(d) (of bees, ants) reine f∎ to queen a pawn aller à dame∎ to queen it prendre des airs de (grande) marquise;∎ she thinks she can queen it over us! elle s'imagine qu'elle est supérieure à nous!□►► Queen Anne = style d'architecture et de mobilier du XVIIIème siècle caractérisé par des lignes sobres;Botany Queen Anne's lace carotte f sauvage;Entomology queen bee reine f des abeilles;Law Queen's Bench (Division) = en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, l'une des trois divisions de la "High Court", ≃ tribunal m de grande instance;queen consort reine f (épouse du roi);Queen's Counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne (en Grande-Bretagne);Queen Elizabeth Islands les îles fpl de la Reine-Élisabeth;Queen's English = l'anglais britannique correct;∎ she speaks the Queen's English elle s'exprime dans un anglais très soigné;British the Queen's highway la voie publique;Queen Mother reine f mère;Architecture queen post clef f pendante latérale;Cookery queen of puddings = dessert à base de mie de pain, d'œufs, de confiture et de lait, garni de meringue;queen regent reine f régente;British Queen's Regulations règlement m militaire;queen scallop vanneau m (mollusque);Queen's Speech (in UK) = allocution prononcée par la reine (mais préparée par le gouvernement) lors de la rentrée parlementaire et dans laquelle elle définit les grands axes de la politique gouvernementale
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