Quer�a in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Quer�a in the English»Italian Dictionary

Queen Dowager [ˌkwiːnˈdaʊədʒə(r)] N

Queen Dowager

regina f madre

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 Anne [Brit ˌkwiːn ˈan, Am ˌkwin ˈæn] ADJ

Queen Anne chair, house:

Queen Anne

stile regina Anna (1702-14)

queen-regnant [ˌkwiːnˈreɡnənt] N

queen-regnant

regina f regnante

Queen Anne's lace [Brit, Am ˌkwin ˌænz ˈleɪs] N BOT

1. Queen Anne's lace → cow parsley

2. Queen Anne's lace Am (wild carrot):

Queen Anne's lace

carota f selvatica

See also cow parsley

cow parsley [Brit] N

cow parsley

cerfoglio m selvatico

queen consort [ˌkwiːnˈkɒnsɔːt] N

queen consort

regina f consorte

May queen [Am ˈmeɪ ˌkwin] N

May queen

reginetta f di calendimaggio

beauty queen [Brit, Am ˈbjudi ˈkwin] N

beauty queen

reginetta f di bellezza

queen bee [Brit, Am ˌkwin ˈbi] N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

ape f regina

2. queen bee fig:

she thinks she's (the) queen bee

crede di essere la regina or crede di essere chissà chi

she's (the) queen bee around here

è lei che comanda qui

queen mother [Brit kwiːn ˈmʌðə] N

queen mother

regina f madre

Quer�a in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Quer�a in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

queen-size ADJ

queen-size

da una piazza e mezza

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

ape f regina

2. queen bee pej:

queen bee

primadonna f inv

queen dowager N

queen dowager

regina f vedova

I.query <-ies> [ˈkwɪ·ri] N

query

domanda f

a query about sth

una domanda su qc

II.query <-ie-> [ˈkwɪ·ri] VB trans

1. query form:

query (dispute)

mettere in discussione

query (doubt)

mettere in dubbio

2. query (ask):

query

chiedere

to query whether …

chiedere se …

quest [kwest] N

quest

ricerca f

the quest for the truth/an answer

la ricerca della verità/di una risposta

quell [kwel] VB trans

quell unrest, rebellion, protest

soffocare

quell doubts, fears, anxieties

mettere a tacere

to quell sb's anger

sedare la rabbia di qc

queue [kju:] N COMPUT

queue

coda f

I.queer <-er, -est> [kwɪr] ADJ

1. queer (strange):

queer

strano, -a

to have queer ideas

avere delle strane idee

2. queer pej sl (homosexual):

queer

invertito, -a

II.queer [kwɪr] N pej sl

queer

finocchio m

quad² [kwɑ:d] N inf (quadrangle)

quad

quadrangolo m