queen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for queen in the English»French Dictionary

I.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin] N

1. queen (monarch):

queen lit, fig

reine f

the Queen

la Reine

Queen Anne

la Reine Anne

2. queen ZOOL:

queen

reine f

3. queen GAMES:

queen (in chess)

reine f

queen (in cards)

dame f

4. queen (homosexual):

queen inf

(grande) folle f inf

queen inf

homosexuel m

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

queen pawn

damer

III.queen [Brit kwiːn, Am kwin]

to queen it over sb

prendre de grands airs avec qn

fairy queen N

fairy queen

reine f des fées

drag queen N inf THEAT

drag queen

travesti m

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

reine f des abeilles

2. queen bee fig:

she thinks she's (the) queen bee

elle se prend pour la reine

she's (the) queen bee around here

c'est elle qui commande ici

queen consort N

queen consort

reine f (épouse du roi)

queen cake N Brit

queen cake

petit gâteau aux raisins secs

queen regent N

queen regent

régente f

queen post N CONSTR

queen post

poinçon m

queen mother N

queen mother

Reine mère f

May queen N

May queen

reine f du premier mai

queen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for queen in the English»French Dictionary

I.queen [kwin] N

1. queen (female monarch):

queen a. fig

reine f

2. queen GAMES:

queen

dame f

queen of hearts

dame de cœur

3. queen pej (gay man):

queen

folle f

II.queen [kwin] VB trans

queen GAMES:

queen

damer

Phrases:

to queen it over sb

faire la grande dame avec qn

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

reine f des abeilles

2. queen bee pej (bossy woman):

queen bee

femme f autoritaire

drag queen N

drag queen

drag queen f

drama queen N pej sl

drama queen

comédienne f

Queen's English N

Queen's English

anglais m standard

to speak Queen's English

parler un anglais soigné

Translations for queen in the French»English Dictionary

drag-queen <drag-queens> [dʀagkwin] N f

drag-queen

drag queen

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The queen remarried, and that husband also died.

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

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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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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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