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I. queen [kwi:n] N

1. queen (female monarch):

queen: Königin f <-, -nen>

the Queen of England: die englische Königin

the Queen of England: die Königin von England

Marie Antoinette was queen to Louis XVI: Marie Antoinette war die Gemahlin von Ludwig XVI.

the Queen of Heaven: die Himmelskönigin

2. queen fig (top lady):

queen: Königin f <-, -nen> fig

beauty queen: Schönheitskönigin f <-, -nen>

carnival queen: Karnevalskönigin f

carnival queen: A esp Faschingskönigin f

Queen of the May: Maikönigin f <-, -nen>

Venus, queen of love: Venus, Göttin der Liebe

3. queen (card):

queen of hearts/diamonds: Herzkönigin/Karokönigin f

4. queen (chess piece):

queen: Dame f <-, -n>

5. queen pej inf (flamboyant gay man):

queen: Schwuchtel f <-, -n> pej sl

queen: Tunte f <-, -n> oft pej sl

drag queen: Transvestit m <-en, -en>

drag queen: Dragqueen f

II. queen [kwi:n] VB trans

1. queen (make queen):

to queen sb: jdn [zur Königin] krönen

2. queen (chess):

to queen a pawn: einen Bauern in eine Dame verwandeln

3. queen fig pej (behave affectedly):

to queen it: die große [o. feine] Dame spielen fig pej

to queen it (behave dominatingly): sich acc aufspielen fig pej

to queen it over sb: sich acc gegenüber jdm aufspielen fig pej

to queen it over sb: jdn von oben herab behandeln

ˈqueen-sized, ˈqueen-size ADJ

queen-sized: übergroß

queen-sized: mit Übergröße

queen-sized bed: französisches Bett

queen-sized bed: Bett nt mit Übergröße (ca. 150 cm breit und 200 cm lang)

pearly ˈqueen N Brit

pearly queen: Straßenhändlerin, die mit Perlmuttknöpfen besetzte Kleidungsstücke trägt und Geld für wohltätige Zwecke sammelt

ˈbeau·ty queen N

beauty queen: Schönheitskönigin f <-, -nen>

queen ˈant N

queen ant: Ameisenkönigin f

queen ˈbee N

1. queen bee ZOOL (fertile female):

queen bee: Bienenkönigin f <-, -nen> spec

2. queen bee (leader):

queen bee fig: tonangebende Frau fig

queen bee fig: Frau f in exponierter Stellung [o. herausragender Position]

queen bee fig pej: sich acc [überall] wichtigmachende [o. als etwas Besonderes aufspielende] Frau pej

ˈqueen cake N

queen cake: kleiner, meist herzförmiger Biskuitkuchen mit Rosinen

queen ˈdowa·ger N

queen dowager: Königinwitwe f

queen ˈwasp N

queen wasp: Wespenkönigin f

ˈdrag queen N

drag queen: Transvestit m <-en, -en>

drag queen: Dragqueen f

Present
I	queen
you	queen
he/she/it	queens
we	queen
you	queen
they	queen

Past
I	queened
you	queened
he/she/it	queened
we	queened
you	queened
they	queened

Present Perfect
I	have	queened
you	have	queened
he/she/it	has	queened
we	have	queened
you	have	queened
they	have	queened

Past Perfect
I	had	queened
you	had	queened
he/she/it	had	queened
we	had	queened
you	had	queened
they	had	queened

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Marie Antoinette was queen to Louis XVI: Marie Antoinette war die Gemahlin von Ludwig XVI.

dowager queen [or queen dowager]: Königinwitwe f

the queen's gown was rich in ornament: das Kleid der Königin war reich verziert

the queen/king/jack of hearts: die Herzdame/der Herzkönig/der Herzbube

the pomp befitting a queen's state: die einer Königin angemessene Pracht

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The queen remarried, and that husband also died.

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The queen's bedroom is considered a sacred place and many visitors come on pilgrimage to pray to her spirit.

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She looks quite similar to the real queen; even more so when she hides her features with the queen's trademark white makeup.

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Each queen within the nest lives between 4 and 12 months.

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Bishops and knights have about the same value at 3, rooks are valued at about 5, and a queen is valued at about 9.

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