king

1. (countable)A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

   Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.

   Charles the third became the new king of England from 2022.

   a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

2. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

   (countable)The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.

3. (Australia, countable, historical)A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.

4. (countable, figuratively)A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.

   Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".

   коро́льkorólʹ, властели́нvlastelín

   a male competitor who holds a preeminent position

5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something that has a preeminent position.

   In times of financial panic, cash is king.

6. (countable, slang)A man worthy of respect.

   I'm sure you got the job, king.

7. A component of certain games.

   The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.

   König

   коро́льkorólʹ

   коро́льkorólʹ

8. A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

   König

   коро́льkorólʹ

   коро́льkorólʹ

   one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

9. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

   Dame

   да́мкаdámka

   да́мкаdámka

   a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

10. The central pin or skittle in bowling games.

11. Senses related to animals

    A male dragonfly; a drake.

12. A reproductive caste of termites comprising males who remain in the colony mating with the queen and releasing pheromones that manage the other castes in the colony.

1. The king went hunting this morning.

   Цього ранку король пішов на полювання.

   ruЭтим утром король отправился на охоту.

   deDer König ist heute Morgen jagen gegangen.

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2. She treated him like a king.

   Вона ставилася до нього, як до короля.

   ruОна обращалась с ним как с королём.

   deSie hat ihn wie einen König behandelt.

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3. The king ruled the country for years.

   Король правив країною багато років.

   deDer König regierte jahrelang das Land.

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4. The king once lived in that palace.

   Колись у цьому палаці жив король.

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5. He acts as if he were a king.

   Він поводиться так, неначе він король.

   ruОн поступает так, как если бы он был королём.

   deEr tut so, als wäre er ein König.

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