| Traduções complementares |
| king adj | (particularly large) | enorme, gigantesco adj |
| Nota: usually used in compounds: "king cobra," "king crab," etc. |
| | The king cobra is a very big snake. |
| king n | (in chess) (no xadrez) | rei sm |
| | His opponent took his king to win the game. |
| king n | (in draughts/checkers) (jogo de damas) | dama sf |
| | He had three kings and soon won the checkers game. |
| king n | (in cards) (baralho) | rei sm |
| | The poker player won with a pair of kings. |
| king [sb]⇒ vtr | literary, dated (make king) (proclamar como rei) | coroar vt |
| | He was kinged in 1492. |
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Canute,
King Canute,
Cnut,
King Cnut n | historical (medieval Danish king) (rei medieval) | Canuto sp |
| Cavalier King Charles spaniel n | (breed of small dog) (raça de cães pequenos) | Cavalier King Size spaniel loc sm |
| | The Cavalier King Charles spaniel is more popular in the UK than in the US. |
| drag king n | (woman: male impersonator) (personificação masculina) | drag king estrang |
f***ing,
f*cking,
f**king | vulgar, written, informal (fucking) (BRA, intensificador, vulgar, gíria) | puta adv |
| Nota: "Fucking" can be spelled "f***ing", "f*cking" or "f**king" when someone wants to avoid writing out a profane word. |
| | I hate you! You're a f***ing jerk! This film's f*cking awful. |
| KB n | UK, initialism (law: King's Bench) (Reino Unido) | Tribunal do Rei sm |
| KC n | UK, initialism (lawyer's title: King's Counsel) (Reino Unido) | Conselheiro da Coroa sm |
| king cobra n | (large venomous snake) (grande cobra venenosa) | cobra-real sf |
| | The snake charmer kept a king cobra in a basket. |
| king crab n | (large crustacean) (caranguejo da Alasca) | caranguejo-real sm |
| King Lear n | (Shakespeare play) (teatro) | Rei Lear sm |
| king mackerel n | (fish of the Atlantic Ocean) (peixe do Oceano Atlântico) | cavala-real sf |
| | On our last fishing trip we caught a thirty-pound king mackerel. |
| king of the castle n | figurative (most powerful figure) (figurativo - pessoa poderosa) | rei, dono do mundo, rei da cocada preta loc sm |
| | He felt like the king of the castle when he finally passed his driving test. |
king of the hill (US),
king of the castle (UK) n | figurative, informal (successful person) (pessoa de sucesso, informal) | o rei do pedaço expres |
king of the hill (US),
king of the castle (UK) n | (children's game) (jogo) | king of the hill estrang |
| king of the mountain n | figurative (person: best at [sth]) (figurado) | dono da rua loc sm |
| | Steve has worked long and hard to be king of the mountain. |
| king penguin n | (large penguin with patches of yellow colouring) | pinguim-rei sm |
| | King penguins spend much of the year on the ice incubating their eggs. |
king-size,
king size adj | (extra large) | tamanho grande sm |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the term follows the noun. |
| | Irene bought a box of king-size tissues. |
king-size bed,
king-sized bed n | (extra-large bed) | cama de tamanho grande sf |
| | Every room in the hotel has a king-size bed. |
king-sized,
king sized adj | (extra large) | de tamanho king loc adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the term follows the noun. |
| king's ransom n | (large sum) (caro; exorbitante) | o olho da cara expres |
| | Harry paid a king's ransom for that suit. |
| | Harry pagou o olho da cara por aquele terno. |
Lear,
King Lear n | (character in Shakespeare play) (personagem fictício) | Lear sp |
Swan Keeper,
Keeper of the King's Swans,
Keeper of the Queen's Swans n | UK (cares for monarch's swans) (alguém responsável pelos cisnes da Rainha) | cuidador de cisnes sm |