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pawn

UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
pawnnoun
pawns
pl
UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
Traductions
gageObjet remis en garantie d’un prêt.
He left his watch as a pawn to secure the loan.
Il a laissé sa montre en gage pour garantir le prêt.
He sacrificed a pawn to gain a better position on the board.
Il a sacrifié un pion pour obtenir une meilleure position sur l'échiquier.
Traductions supplémentaires
pionSens figuré.
mise en gageSens plus abstrait ou juridique.
Définitions
A chess piece of the smallest size and value, typically moved one square forward at a time, but capturing diagonally.
He sacrificed a pawn to gain a better position on the board.
A person used by others for their own purposes.
She felt like a pawn in their political games.
An item deposited as security for a loan with a pawnbroker.
He left his watch as a pawn to secure the loan.
The state or condition of being held as security by a pawnbroker; pledge.
The family heirlooms remained in pawn until they could repay the debt.
Synonymes
piece
token
chessman
man
gambit
pawnverb
pawned
Past Simple
pawned
Past Participle
pawning
Gerund
UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
Traductions
mettre en gage
He decided to pawn his watch to get some quick cash.
Il a décidé de mettre sa montre en gage pour obtenir de l’argent rapidement.
Traductions supplémentaires
engagerSurtout au sens figuré ou soutenu.
Définitions
To deposit an item as security for a loan.
He decided to pawn his watch to get some quick cash.
To pledge or stake (something, especially one’s word, honour, or credibility) as security or assurance; to guarantee.
He pawned his word that the debt would be repaid.
Synonymes
deposit
stake
hock
mortgage
pledge
pawnadjective
UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
Used attributively before another noun, especially in phrases like "pawn shop" or "pawn ticket" to denote relation to pawnbroking.
Traductions
de prêt sur gage
He took the necklace to a pawn shop for appraisal.
Il a apporté le collier à un magasin de prêt sur gage pour estimation.
Définitions
Relating to pawnbroking or associated with items deposited with a pawnbroker; used before another noun.
He took the necklace to a pawn shop for appraisal.
Synonymes
pledged
pawned
mortgaged
hypothecated
collateralized
charged
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