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pawn

UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/

Traduzioni

pawnnoun
pawns
pl
UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
pionSens figuré.
mise en gageSens plus abstrait ou juridique.
Sinonimi
piece
token
chessman
man
gambit
pawnverb
pawned
Past Simple
pawned
Past Participle
pawning
Gerund
UK
/pɔːn/
US
/pɔn/
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
engagerSurtout au sens figuré ou soutenu.
Sinonimi
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.
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.
Sinonimi
pledged
pawned
mortgaged
hypothecated
collateralized
charged

Definizioni

pawnnoun
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.
pawnverb
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.
pawnadjective
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.
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