Queen's shilling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

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 Queen's shilling in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

arruolarsi

Translations for Queen'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.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin] N

1. queen (monarch):

queen

regina f also fig

the Queen

la Regina

Queen Anne

la regina Anna

2. queen ZOOL:

queen

regina f

3. queen GAMES:

queen (in chess)

regina f

queen (in cards)

donna f

queen (in cards)

regina f

4. queen (homosexual):

queen inf, pej

finocchio m offens

queen inf, pej

frocio m offens

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

queen pawn

fare regina

III.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin]

to queen it over sb

spadroneggiare su qn

Queen's shilling in the PONS Dictionary

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

shilling [ˈʃɪ·lɪŋ] N HISTORY

shilling

scellino m

I.queen [kwi:n] N

1. queen (monarch):

queen

regina f

queen of hearts/diamonds (cards)

regina di cuori/quadri

2. queen pej (gay man):

queen

checca f

drag queen

travestito m

II.queen [kwi:n] VB trans

1. queen (make queen):

to queen sb

incoronare qc regina

2. queen (in chess):

queen

promuovere a regina