pawn

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɔn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pôn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pawn n (chess piece)peón nm
 Pawns are the lowest value pieces on a chess board.
 Los peones son las piezas de ajedrez de menor valor.
pawn in [sb]'s game n figurative (unimportant person) (figurado)peón nm
  figurita nf
  pieza nf
 Fred thought he was playing an important role, but really he was just a pawn in Mr. Big's game.
 Fred pensaba que tenía un papel importante, pero sólo era un peón en el juego de Mr. Big.
pawn [sth]⇒ vtr (exchange for a loan)empeñar⇒ vtr
 Nancy needed money to pay some bills, so she pawned a necklace until payday.
 Nancy necesitaba dinero para pagar las cuentas así que empeñó un collar hasta el día de pago.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
pawn [sth] off vtr phrasal sep nonstandard (get rid of [sth])deshacerse de v prnl + prep
  sacarse algo de encima loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pawn [sth] off on [sb] v expr nonstandard (get rid of [sth] by giving it to [sb])endosarle algo a alguien loc verb
  regalarle algo a alguien loc verb
Note: See "palm off"
pawn shop,
pawnshop (US),
pawnbroker's (UK) n		 (loans on personal property)casa de empeños loc nom f
 The murder weapon was purchased at a local pawn shop.
 El arma asesina se compró en una casa de empeños cercana.
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'pawn' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
hock - queen
Spanish:
dejar en prenda - empeñar - peón - pignoración - pignorar - casa de empeño - desempeñar - empeñado - empeño

Collocations: is the [politician's, villain's] pawn, don't you realize you're just his pawn?, are just a pawn in his game, more...

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