Queen's shilling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Queen's shilling in the English»French Dictionary

Queen's shilling N

to take the Queen's shilling

s'engager dans l'armée

Translations for Queen's shilling in the English»French Dictionary

to take the King's or Queen's shilling Brit

partir sous les drapeaux

Translations for Queen's shilling in the English»French Dictionary

shilling [Brit ˈʃɪlɪŋ, Am ˈʃɪlɪŋ] N

shilling

shilling m

to be down to one's last shilling

en être à son dernier sou

to take the King's or Queen's shilling Brit

partir sous les drapeaux

to watch the pounds, shillings and pence

être à un sou près

I.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin] N

1. queen (monarch):

queen lit, fig

reine f

the Queen

la Reine

Queen Anne

la Reine Anne

2. queen ZOOL:

queen

reine f

3. queen GAMES:

queen (in chess)

reine f

queen (in cards)

dame f

4. queen (homosexual):

queen inf

(grande) folle f inf

queen inf

homosexuel m

II.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin] VB trans (in chess)

queen pawn

damer

III.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin]

to queen it over sb

prendre de grands airs avec qn

Queen's shilling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Queen's shilling in the English»French Dictionary

shilling [ˈʃɪl·ɪŋ] N

shilling

shilling m

See also pound³, pound², pound¹

pound³ [paʊnd] N (place for stray animals, cars)

pound

fourrière f

I.pound² [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound (hit repeatedly):

pound

frapper

to pound the table fig

frapper du poing sur la table

the waves pounded the ship

les vagues fouettaient le navire

2. pound (crush):

pound spices

piler

to pound to pieces

réduire en miettes

3. pound (beat):

pound

battre

4. pound (bombard):

pound a. fig

pilonner

to pound sb with questions

assaillir qn de questions

5. pound (walk along):

to pound the pavement

battre le trottoir

to pound the beat

patrouiller

6. pound (instill):

to pound sth into sb's head

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

II.pound² [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (beat on noisily):

pound

frapper

to pound on a locked door

marteler une porte fermée à clef à grands coups de poings

to pound on a table

frapper fort sur une table

to pound on a wall

cogner sur un mur

to pound away at sth

taper sur qc à tour de bras

to pound away at the keyboard

taper sur le clavier comme un forcené

2. pound (throb):

pound

battre fort

pound heart

battre vite

my head is pounding

j'ai des élancements dans la tête

3. pound (walk/run noisily):

pound

marcher/courir d'un pas pesant

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

pound (unit of weight, currency):

pound

livre f

ten pounds sterling

dix livres sterling

a one pound coin

une pièce d'une livre

100-pound bill

billet m de 100 livres

Phrases:

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation à qn sans faire de concession

I.queen [kwin] N

1. queen (female monarch):

queen a. fig

reine f

2. queen GAMES:

queen

dame f

queen of hearts

dame de cœur

3. queen pej (gay man):

queen

folle f

II.queen [kwin] VB trans

queen GAMES:

queen

damer

Phrases:

to queen it over sb

faire la grande dame avec qn