sovereign

sovrano, indipendente

Che può governarsi senza essere controllato da un altro paese.

In inglese semplice: Able to govern itself without being controlled by another country.

• The island became a sovereign state.
• Each sovereign country makes its own laws.
• The treaty recognizes their right to remain sovereign.

Sinonimi: independent, self-governing

Contrari: dependent

Espressioni comuni: sovereign state, sovereign nation, sovereign country

sovrano, supremo

Che ha la massima autorità per governare o prendere decisioni.

In inglese semplice: Having the highest power to rule or make decisions.

• The queen held sovereign power.
• In this system, parliament is sovereign.
• The people claimed sovereign authority over their government.

Sinonimi: supreme

Contrari: subordinate

Espressioni comuni: sovereign power, sovereign authority, sovereign ruler, sovereign rights

eccelso, supremo

Estremamente buono o migliore di tutto il resto dello stesso tipo.

In inglese semplice: Extremely good or better than everything else of its kind.

• Patience was her sovereign virtue.
• The poet praised the sovereign beauty of the landscape.
• His sovereign skill set him apart from every other musician.

Sinonimi: outstanding, supreme, excellent

Espressioni comuni: sovereign talent, sovereign virtue, sovereign excellence

sovrano, monarca

Re, regina o altro governante con la massima autorità in un paese.

In inglese semplice: A king, queen, or other ruler with the highest authority in a country.

• The sovereign entered the palace.
• Every coin showed the reigning sovereign.
• The new sovereign promised to protect her subjects.

Come si usa: sovereign of somewhere (She became sovereign of the kingdom at twenty.)

Sinonimi: monarch, ruler

Contrari: subject

Espressioni comuni: reigning sovereign, the sovereign, sovereign of something

sovrana

Moneta d’oro britannica dal valore ufficiale di una sterlina.

In inglese semplice: A British gold coin with an official value of one pound.

• He found a gold sovereign.
• The collector bought three sovereigns at the auction.
• This sovereign was minted during the queen’s reign.

Espressioni comuni: gold sovereign, British sovereign, buy a sovereign

individuo sovrano

Persona che non è soggetta all’autorità di alcun sovrano o paese.

In inglese semplice: A person who is not under the authority of any ruler or country.

• He declared himself an independent sovereign.
• The essay imagines each person as a sovereign owing allegiance to no nation.
• She claimed to be a sovereign rather than a subject of the king.

Contrari: subject

Espressioni comuni: individual sovereign, independent sovereign, a free sovereign