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king noun

1. (monarch) roi m;
   King Charles le roi Charles;

2. (in chess, cards) roi m;
   (in draughts, checkers) dame f.

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'king' found in these entries:

English:

fit - future - imagine - king-size(d) - once

French:

dame - échec - extra-long - roi - royal - sacre - sacrer - tout

king: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
king	n	(sovereign)	roi nm
Prince Charles will be King of England one day.
Le Prince Charles deviendra un jour Roi d'Angleterre.
king	n	(exceptional person)	roi nm
He is known as the king of talk radio.
Il est connu comme le roi de la radio.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
king	adj	(particularly large)	royal adj
The king cobra is a very big snake.
Le cobra royal est un très gros serpent.
king	n	(in chess) échecs	roi nm
His opponent took his king to win the game.
Son adversaire a pris son roi pour remporter la partie.
king	n	(in draughts/checkers) dames	dame nf
He had three kings and soon won the checkers game.
Il avait trois dames et n'a pas tardé à remporter la partie.
king	n	(in cards) cartes	roi nm
The poker player won with a pair of kings.
Le joueur gagna la main avec une paire de rois.
king	vtr	(make king)	faire roi vtr
He was kinged in 1492.
Il a été fait roi en 1492.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
a king-size		adj	de grande taille
a la king			à la reine
anointed king		nm	roi sacré
god-king			dieu le Roi
high king			grand roi
king cobra			cobra royal
king consort (husband of a queen)		nm	prince consort (époux de la reine)
king crab			crabe royal
king eider			eider à tête grise (canard)
king mackerel		nm	thazard
king of the castle			le roi du château
king of the hill			le roi de la colline
king of the mountain			le roi de la montagne
king penguin			manchot royal
king pin		nf	cheville ouvrière
king prawn			grosse crevette
king rail (ornithology) (Rallus elegans)		nm	râle élégant (ornithologie)
king salmon (zoology) (Oncorynchus tshawytscha)		nm	saumon quinte (zoologie)
king size			extra longue, géant
king snake (zoology)		nm	serpent royal (zoologie)
king's bench (Law) (UK)		nf	cour supérieure de justice (Juridique)
king's birthday			l'anniversaire du Roi
king's ransom		nf	somme fabuleuse
king's right		nf	régale (droit du roi)
king-size bed		nm	grand lit
king-sized		adj	grand lit/énorme
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "king".

...not by King George, but by German soldiers
"burger king"
All the king’s horses, all the king’s men
anointed king/acting king
cavalier king charles spaniel
Commission is King!
content is king
Customer is king
every barleycorn a king
everyone is a king in his own house
everything the king did was made public
favourites of the king
For King and Country
FR: That the king collect taxes in person is absurd - grammaire
FR: the king sent Verranzo to cross the Atlantic - grammaire
Hail to (the King)
he declared a lot of land for France and King Francis
he is to become king
he worked for Burger King's operations team
he worked for Burger King's operations team
his last name may be King but that doesn't mean he owns this place!
How did the King construct his image and to what did it apply
I F**king love you
I'm going to kick your f**king ass!
in the name of king Francis
It took an order from the King for Molière to receive a burial
it's my f**king 40th birthday
King / Queen / Jack
King Charles IX
King Edward the 6th
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