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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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queen [kwi:n]reine f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━QUEEN'S SPEECH, KING'S SPEECHLe Queen's speech ou King's speech est un discours lu par le souverain à l'ouverture du Parlement, dans la Chambre des lords, en présence des lords et des députés. Il contient le programme de politique générale que propose le gouvernement pour la session, et il est préparé par le Premier ministre en consultation avec le cabinet.* * *[kwiːn] 1.1) lit, fig reine f2) Zoology reine f2.transitive verb ( in chess) damer [pawn]•• -
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2 Zool reine f ;to queen it over sb prendre de grands airs avec qn.
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Queen versus pawn endgame — The chess endgame of a queen versus pawn (with both sides having no other pieces other than the king) is usually an easy win for the side with the queen. However, if the pawn has advanced to its seventh rank it has possibilities of reaching a… … Wikipedia
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queen's-pawn openings — /kweenz pawn /, (used with a sing. v.) a class of chess openings in which the pawn in front of the queen is advanced two squares on the first move. * * * … Universalium
queen's-pawn openings — /kweenz pawn /, (used with a sing. v.) a class of chess openings in which the pawn in front of the queen is advanced two squares on the first move … Useful english dictionary
queen's pawn — noun Chess the pawn immediately in front of each player s queen at the start of a game … English new terms dictionary
queen's pawn — n. Chess the pawn occupying the square immediately in front of each player s queen at the start of a game … Useful english dictionary
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Queen — Queen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Queened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Queening}.] (Chess.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player s discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Queen's Knight Defense — Chess diagram|= tright| = rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|= pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|= | |nd| | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | |pl| | | | |= | | | | | | | |= pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl|pl|= rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|=|The Queen s Knight Defense, also known as the… … Wikipedia
