King's shilling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for King's shilling in the English»Italian Dictionary

King's shilling [ˌkɪŋzˈʃɪlɪŋ]

King's shilling → Queen's shilling

See also Queen's shilling

Queen's shilling [ˌkwiːnzˈʃɪlɪŋ] N HISTORY

Queen's shilling

= lo scellino dato in passato a chi si arruolava

to take the Queen's shilling

arruolarsi

Translations for King's shilling in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

arruolarsi

Translations for King's shilling in the English»Italian Dictionary

shilling [Brit ˈʃɪlɪŋ, Am ˈʃɪlɪŋ] N Brit HISTORY

shilling

scellino m

to be down to one's last shilling

essere a corto di soldi

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

arruolarsi

to watch the pounds, shillings and pence

essere avaro, non sprecare soldi

I.king [Brit kɪŋ, Am kɪŋ] N

1. king (monarch):

king

re m

king

sovrano m

king

monarca m

King Charles

il re Carlo

the king of Spain

il re di Spagna

the king of kings

il re dei re

the king of the jungle or beasts

il re della giungla

2. king (of comedy, cinema, wines etc.):

king fig

re m (of di)

3. king GAMES:

king (in chess, cards)

re m

king (in draughts, checkers)

dama f

II.Kings

Kings pl + verbo sing:

the (Book of) Kings BIBL

il libro dei Re or i Re

III.king [Brit kɪŋ, Am kɪŋ] VB intr rare

king

regnare

IV.king [Brit kɪŋ, Am kɪŋ]

to live like a king

vivere come un pascià

to be the king of the castle

= credersi il migliore

a cat may look at a king prov

uno sguardo non offende

to king it over sb

essere dispotico nei riguardi di qn or spadroneggiare su qn

King's shilling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for King's shilling in the English»Italian Dictionary

shilling [ˈʃɪ·lɪŋ] N HISTORY

shilling

scellino m

king [kɪŋ] N

1. king a. GAMES:

king

re m

the king of beasts

il re della foresta

2. king (in checkers):

king

dama f