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I . queen [kwi:n] N

1. queen (monarch, insect):

queen
królowa f

2. queen (playing card):

queen
dama f

3. queen (in chess):

queen
hetman m
queen
królowa f

4. queen pej (homosexual):

queen
ciota f

II . queen [kwi:n] VB trans

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Phrases:

to queen it over sb
traktować kogoś z góry

beauty queen N

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee
królowa f

2. queen bee pej (woman):

stop behaving like a queen bee
przestań zadzierać nosa

Queen Mother N

Queen's Counsel N LAW

Queen's English N no pl Brit

Queen's evidence N LAW

Queen's Speech N

Usage examples with queen

long live the queen!
niech żyje królowa!
to queen a pawn
wymieniać [perf wymienić] piona na hetmana
to turn Queen's evidence
obciążać [perf obciążyć] współwinnych (w zamian za złagodzenie wymiaru własnej kary)
the queen of spades
dama f pik
the queen of diamonds
dama f karo
under Queen Victoria
pod rządami królowej Wiktorii
to queen it over sb
traktować kogoś z góry
to give [or turn] State's [or Queen's] evidence
zeznawać jako świadek koronny
stop behaving like a queen bee
przestań zadzierać nosa
detained at the King's/Queen's [or his/her Majesty's] pleasure
zatrzymanym na czas nieograniczony

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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Each queen within the nest lives between 4 and 12 months.
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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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The queen remarried, and that husband also died.
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