crown

couronne

Cercle décoré porté sur la tête par un roi ou une reine.

En anglais simple : A decorated ring worn on the head by a king or queen.

• The queen wore a gold crown.
• The crown was covered in jewels.
• Visitors admired the ancient crowns in the museum.

Synonymes : diadem

Expressions courantes : gold crown, wear a crown, royal crown, imperial crown

couronne

Fonction ou pouvoir d’un roi ou d’une reine, ou le souverain en tant que chef de l’État.

En anglais simple : The position or authority of a king or queen, or the ruler acting as head of state.

• She inherited the crown at twenty.
• The crown owns this land.
• He swore loyalty to the crown.

Synonymes : monarchy, sovereign

Expressions courantes : inherit the crown, the british crown, loyal to the crown

couronne

Protection artificielle posée sur une dent abîmée pour la protéger.

En anglais simple : An artificial covering placed over a damaged tooth to protect it.

• The dentist fitted a crown.
• My new crown feels comfortable.
• Do I need a crown on this tooth?

Synonymes : cap

Expressions courantes : dental crown, fit a crown, porcelain crown

sommet du crâne

Partie la plus haute de la tête d’une personne.

En anglais simple : The highest part of a person’s head.

• His hair is thin at the crown.
• She felt a bump on the crown of her head.
• The hat covered his bald crown.

Comment l'utiliser : the crown of someone’s head (She placed a hand on the crown of his head.)

Synonymes : apex, top

Expressions courantes : crown of something, on the crown, bald crown

titre, couronne

Récompense ou signe d’honneur accordé pour une réussite ou un grand accomplissement.

En anglais simple : A reward or sign of honour given for success or great achievement.

• She won the national tennis crown.
• The poem promises a crown of glory to the brave.
• He defended his racing crown for another year.

Synonymes : title, honour

Expressions courantes : victory crown, martyr’s crown, win the crown

royal

Qui concerne un roi, une reine ou leur autorité.

En anglais simple : Connected with a king, queen, or their authority.

• The crown prince visited the school.
• The crown jewels are kept under guard.
• They built the road across crown land.

Synonymes : royal

Expressions courantes : crown prince, crown princess, crown jewels, crown land

de cime

Qui concerne les branches et les feuilles situées en haut des arbres.

En anglais simple : Connected with the upper branches and leaves of trees.

• A crown fire spread through the forest.
• The survey measured crown cover across the woodland.
• Several trees showed severe crown damage after the storm.

Expressions courantes : crown fire, crown cover, crown damage

sacrer, couronner

Désigner officiellement quelqu’un comme le gagnant d’une compétition.

En anglais simple : To officially name someone as the winner of a competition.

• They crowned him champion.
• The winning team was crowned after the final.
• Who will be crowned this year’s dance champion?

Comment l'utiliser : crown someone champion/winner (The judges crowned her winner of the contest.)

Expressions courantes : crown someone champion, crown the winner