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1 king
king [kɪŋ]1 noun∎ King Henry the Eighth le roi Henri VIII;∎ the King of Spain/Belgium le roi d'Espagne/des Belges;∎ the Three Kings les trois Mages, les Rois mages;∎ figurative the king of (the) beasts le roi des animaux;∎ figurative the fast-food king le roi ou le magnat de la restauration rapide;∎ to live like a king vivre en grand seigneur;∎ familiar I'm the king of the castle! (in children's games) c'est moi le plus fort!;∎ to pay a king's ransom (for sth) payer une fortune ou un prix fou (pour qch)∎ the king of hearts le roi de cœur∎ Bible (the book of) Kings (le livre des) Rois►► Law King's Bench = en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles, l'une des trois divisions de la High Court, ≃ tribunal m de grande instance;Law King's Bench Division ≃ cour f d'assises (en Grande-Bretagne et au Canada);Zoology King Charles spaniel king-charles m inv, épagneul m du roi Charles;Zoology king cobra cobra m royal, hamadryade f;King's Counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne (en Grande-Bretagne), French Canadian conseil m du roi;British the King's English le bon anglais;old-fashioned Medicine King's evil (scrofula) écrouelles fpl;British the King's highway la voie publique;King James Bible, King James Version = version anglaise de la Bible publiée en 1611, "autorisée" par le roi Jacques 1er d'Angleterre;Ornithology king penguin manchot m royal;the King's Road = rue chic de Londres, très à la mode dans les années 60;king scallop grosse coquille f Saint-Jacques;Zoology king snake serpent-roi m;Ornithology king vulture condor m papa -
2 king
1 ( monarch) roi m ; King Charles le roi Charles ; the king of Spain le roi d'Espagne ; the king of kings le roi des rois ; the king of the jungle ou beasts le roi des animaux ;to live like a king vivre comme un roi or un coq en pâte ; to be the king of the castle être seigneur du château ; a cat may look at a king Prov un chien regarde bien un évêque Prov ; to king it over sb traiter qn de haut. -
3 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) fortifier2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) augmenter la teneur en alcool (de)•
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