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roy·al
(roi′əl)adj.
1. Of or relating to a monarch.
2. Of the rank of a monarch.
3. Of, relating to, or in the service of a kingdom.
4. Issued or performed by a monarch: a royal warrant; a royal visit.
5. Founded, chartered, or authorized by a monarch: a royal society of musicians.
6. Befitting royalty; stately: royal treatment.
7.
a. Superior, as in size or quality.
b. Used as an intensive: "It would be a first-class royal mess" (Sam Nunn).
n.
Idiom: 1. Informal A member of a monarch's family: "Among the resort's distinguished visitors are Swedish and Spanish royals" (Alistair Scott).
2. Nautical A sail set on the royalmast.
3. A paper size, 20 by 25 inches for printing, 19 by 24 inches for writing.
the royal road
A way or method that presents no difficulties: the royal road to success.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rēgālis, from rēx, rēg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
roy′al·ly adv.
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royal
(ˈrɔɪəl)adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or befitting a king, queen, or other monarch; regal
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (prenominal; often capital) established, chartered by, under the patronage or in the service of royalty: the Royal Society of St George.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) being a member of a royal family
4. above the usual or normal in standing, size, quality, etc
5. informal unusually good or impressive; first-rate
6. (Nautical Terms) nautical just above the topgallant (in the phrase royal mast)
n
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) informal a member of a royal family
8. (Animals) Also called: royal stag a stag with antlers having 12 or more branches
9. (Nautical Terms) nautical a sail set next above the topgallant, on a royal mast
10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printing paper, 20 by 25 inches
11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) chiefly Also called: small royal Brit a size of writing paper, 19 by 24 inches
12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any of various book sizes, esp 6 by 10 inches (royal octavo), 6 by 10 inches (super royal octavo), and (chiefly Brit) 10 by 12 inches (royal quarto) and 10 by 13 inches (super royal quarto)
[C14: from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, fit for a king, from rēx king; compare regal1]
ˈroyally adv
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roy•al
(ˈrɔɪ əl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign: a royal palace.
2. descended from or related to a king or line of kings: a royal prince.
3. noting or having the rank of a king or queen.
4. established or chartered by or existing under the patronage of a sovereign: a royal society.
5. proceeding from or performed by a sovereign: a royal warrant.
6. appropriate to or befitting a sovereign; magnificent; stately.
7. serving or subject to a sovereign.
8. (usu. cap.) in the service of the British monarch or the Commonwealth: Royal Air Force.
9. fine; excellent: in royal spirits.
10. Informal. extreme or persistent; unmitigated: a royal pain.
n. 11. a sail set on a royal mast.
12. Informal. a royal person; member of the royalty.
13. a size of printing paper, 20 x 25 in. (51 x 64 cm).
14. a size of writing paper, 19 x 24 in. (48 x 61 cm).
[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin rēgālis kingly =rēg- (s. of rēx) king + -ālis -al 1; compare regal]
roy′al•ly, adv.
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Noun 1. royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
2. [画像:royal - stag with antlers of 12 or more branches]royal - stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
stag - adult male deer
Adj. 1. royal - of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
2. royal - established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
3. royal - being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
4. [画像:royal - belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler]royal - belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
5. royal - invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
crowned - provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination; "a high-crowned hat"; "an orange-crowned bird"; "a crowned signet ring"
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royal
adjective
1. regal, kingly, queenly, princely, imperial, sovereign, monarchical, kinglike an invitation to a royal garden party
2. splendid, august, grand, impressive, superb, magnificent, superior, majestic, stately She was given a royal welcome on her first visit to Britain.
3. (Informal) total, complete, perfect, entire, pure, sheer, utter, outright, thorough, downright, unqualified, full-on (informal), out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, unalloyed He could be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.
Quotations
"Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay" [John Osborne They Call it Cricket]
"Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay" [John Osborne They Call it Cricket]
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Translations
فَخْم، مُمْتازمَلَكيمَلَكِيّ
královskýskvělý
royalkonge-kongelig
kuninkaallinen
kraljevski
felségeskirályi
konunglegurstórbrotinn
王室の
왕족의
karališkasiskarališkosios šeimos nariaiprocentinis autorinis atlyginimasrojalistasryškiai mėlyna spalva
karalisks
kraljevski
kunglig
เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์
thuộc hoàng gia
royal
[ˈrɔɪəl]A. ADJ
C. CPD the Royal Academy (of Arts) N (Brit) → la Real Academia (de Bellas Artes) RA - ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS the Royal Air Force N → las Fuerzas Aéreas Británicas
royal blue N → azul m marino intenso
see also royal-blue Royal Commission N (Brit) → Comisión f Real
the Royal Engineers NPL (Brit) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
the royal family N → la familia real
the royal household N → la casa real
royal line N → familia f real, casa f real
the Royal Navy N → la Marina Británica
Royal Society N (Brit) → Real Academia f de Ciencias
royal blue N → azul m marino intenso
see also royal-blue Royal Commission N (Brit) → Comisión f Real
the Royal Engineers NPL (Brit) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
the royal family N → la familia real
the royal household N → la casa real
royal line N → familia f real, casa f real
the Royal Navy N → la Marina Británica
Royal Society N (Brit) → Real Academia f de Ciencias
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
royal
[ˈrɔɪəl] adj [palace, yacht, household, residence, visit] → royal(e)
n → membre m/f de la famille royale
the royals → la famille royale Royal Academy n (British) (also Royal Academy of Arts) the Royal Academy → l'Académie f royale des Beaux-Arts Royal Air Force n (British) the Royal Air Force → la Royal Air Force royal blue n → bleu roi m invroyal-blue [ˌrɔɪəlˈbluː] adj → bleu roi invroyal enclosure n (at race course) → tribune f réservée à la famille royale royal family n → famille f royale Royal Highness n
your Royal Highness → votre Altesse Royale
his Royal Highness → son Altesse Royale
the royals → la famille royale Royal Academy n (British) (also Royal Academy of Arts) the Royal Academy → l'Académie f royale des Beaux-Arts Royal Air Force n (British) the Royal Air Force → la Royal Air Force royal blue n → bleu roi m invroyal-blue [ˌrɔɪəlˈbluː] adj → bleu roi invroyal enclosure n (at race course) → tribune f réservée à la famille royale royal family n → famille f royale Royal Highness n
your Royal Highness → votre Altesse Royale
his Royal Highness → son Altesse Royale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
royal
adj → königlich ; (fig also) → fürstlich ; the royal family → die königliche Familie, die Königsfamilie; the royal household → der königliche Haushalt ; royal enclosure (on racecourse) abgeteilter Zuschauerbereich für die königliche Familie; the royal we (usu hum) → der Pluralis Majestatis; the royal road to freedom/success etc (fig) → der sichere Weg zur Freiheit/zum Erfolg etc; he’s a royal pain (in the neck) (inf) → er geht einem tierisch auf die Nerven (inf)
n
(inf) → Angehörige(r) mf → der königlichen Familie
royal
:Royal Academy (of Arts)
n (Brit) Königliche Akademie (der Künste)
Royal Air Force
n (Brit) → Königliche Luftwaffe
Royal Assent
n (Brit) to receive or be given royal → die königliche Genehmigung bekommen
royal blue
n → Königsblau nt
royal-blue
adj → königsblau
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
n kanadische berittene Polizei
Royal Commission
n (Brit) → königliche Untersuchungskommission
royal correspondent
n → Hofkorrespondent(in) m(f)
Royal Engineers
n (Brit Mil) → Königliches Pionierkorps
royal flush
n (Cards) → Royal Flush m
Royal Highness
n Your/His royal → Eure/Seine Königliche Hoheit
royal
:Royal Mail
n (Brit) britischer Postdienst
Royal Marines
pl (Brit) britische Marineinfanterie
Royal Mint
n (Brit) → Königliche Münzanstalt
Royal Navy (Brit)
n → Königliche Marine
attr → der Königlichen Marine
royal palace
n → Königspalast m
royal purple
n (colour) → Purpur m
Royal Society
n (Brit) → Königliche Gesellschaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
royal
[ˈrɔɪ/əl]1. adj → reale
the royal household → la famiglia reale e il seguito
the royal we → il pluralis maiestatis
they gave us a royal welcome → ci hanno fatto un'accoglienza principesca
the royal household → la famiglia reale e il seguito
the royal we → il pluralis maiestatis
they gave us a royal welcome → ci hanno fatto un'accoglienza principesca
2. n the Royals (fam) → i reali, la famiglia reale
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royal
(ˈroiəl) adjective1. of, concerning etc a king, queen etc. the royal family; His Royal Highness Prince Charles. koninklik مَلَكي кралски real královský königlich kongelig; konge-; royal βασιλικός real kuninglik سلطنتی kuninkaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי शाही kraljevski királyi kerajaan konunglegur reale 王の 국왕의 karališkas(is) karalisks kerabat diraja koninklijk kongelig, konge- królewski سلطنتی real regal королевский kráľovský kraljevski kraljevski kunglig, kunga- เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์ kraliyet 皇家的,王室的 королівський شاہی thuộc hoàng gia 皇家的,(王室)的
2. magnificent. a royal feast. koninklik فَخْم، مُمْتاز великолепен régio skvělý königlich kongelig έξοχος espléndido, magnífico, suntuoso suurejooneline شاهانه ruhtinaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי राजकीय सरकारी sjajan, divan felséges mewah stórbrotinn regale すばらしい 멋진, 최고의 karališkas karalisks sangat hebat koninklijk kongelig królewski پاچاهی سره régio regesc великолепный skvelý, nádherný kraljevski kraljevski kunglig, furstlig, storartad มโหฬาร şahane, muhteşem 隆重的 розкішний عظیم الشان nguy nga 盛大的
ˈroyally adverb mildelik مُلوكيّا царствено regiamente královsky königlich kongeligt; royalt βασιλικά realmente, regiamente kuninglikult به طور شاهانه و مجلل kuninkaallisesti royalement כְּיָד הַמֶלֶך शाही ढंग से, राजा की तरह kraljevski, sjajno királyhoz illően dengan mewah konunglega regalmente 王として 왕답게, 훌륭하게 karališkai karaliski diraja koninklijk kongelig po królewsku په پاچاهی سره regiamente regeşte по-царски; великолепно kráľovsky kraljevsko kraljevski kungligt อย่างใหญ่โต muhteşem bir şekilde 隆重地 розкішно شاہانہ طور سے vương giả 庄严地
ˈroyalist noun a person who supports a king or queen. The republicans fought the royalists. rojalis مِن أنْصار المَلِك монархист realista monarchista der/die Royalist(in) royalist βασιλόφρονας monárquico rojalist هوادار نظام پادشاهی rojalisti royaliste מלוכני राजभक्त kraljev pristaša, pristaša monarhije királypárti pendukung kerajaan konungssinni realista, monarchico 王制支持者 왕정주의자 rojalistas rojālists mereka yang taat kepada raja koningsgezinde tilhenger av kongedømme, rojalist rojalista د شاهی نظام حمایت کوونکی realista regalist роялист monarchista rojalist rojalista rojalist ผู้สนับสนุนการมีกษัตริย์ krallık yanlısı 保皇主義者 рояліст شاہی حکومت کا حمایتی người bảo hoàng 保皇主义者
ˈroyalty – plural ˈroyalties – noun1. a payment made to a writer, recording artist etc for every book, record etc sold. tantieme عَوائِد المُؤَلِّف хонорар direito autorais autorský honorář die Tantieme royalty πνευματικά δικαιώματα derechos de autor autoritasu حق التالیف tekijänpalkkio redevance, droits d'auteur תמלוגים ग्रन्थकार का प्राप्य अंश tantijeme (od autorskog prava) (szerzői) jogdíj royalti höfundarlaun/-prósenta; höfundarréttargreiðsla (diritti d'autore) 印税 로열티, 저작권 사용료 honoraras, procentinis autorinis atlyginimas (autora) honorārs royalti royalty royalty; forfatterhonorar, lisensavgift tantiema حق التالیف direito de autor drept de autor авторский гонорар autorský honorár tantiema autorski honorar royalty ค่าลิขสิทธิ์ yapıt/telif hakkı 版稅 авторський гонорар حق تصنیف یا ایجاد ما معاوضہ nhuận bút 版税
2. the state of being royal, or royal people in general. The commands of royalty must be obeyed. koninklikes مَلَكِيَّه кралски особи realeza královská rodina / hodnost das Königtum medlem af kongehuset βασιλικός, βασιλική οικογένεια realeza, miembro de la familia real kuninglik perekond اعضای خانواده شاه kuninkuus royauté; membres de la famille royale אַנשֵי הַמלוּכָה राजशुल्क, अधिकार शुल्क kraljevsko, kraljevska obitelj kaum bangsawan konungdómur, kóngafólk sovranità, autorità regale 王権 왕위 karaliðkosios ðeimos nariai valdnieki; karaliskās ģimenes locekļi ketaatan koningschap, koninklijke familie kongeverdighet, kongelig person królewskość, władza/rodzina królewska د شاهی کورنی غړی realeza regalitate; familie regală член(ы) королевской семьи kráľovská hodnosť; kráľovská rodina kraljevska porodica kunglig person, kunglighet บุคคลในราชวงศ์ krallık 王室(成員) члени королівської родини بادشاہی hoàng tộc 王权
royal blue (of) a bright, darkish blue. a royal-blue dress. koniningsblou أزْرَق غامِق ساطِع кралско син azul-marinho pruská modř königsblau kongeblå σκούρο μπλε azul marino sügavsinine رنگ آبی مایل به ارغوانی syvänsininen bleu roi כחול गहरा चमकदार नीला रंग kraljevski plavo királykék biru tua kóngablátt blu reale 紺青色 진보라 ryškiai mėlyna spalva spilgti tumšzila krāsa nilakandi diepblauw kongeblå (odcień koloru niebieskiego) ابی رنګ مایل ارغوانی ته azul-marinho albastru închis ярко-синий kráľovská modrá, berlínska modrá, parížska modrá kraljevsko moder kraljevsko plavo kungsblått สีน้ําเงินเข้ม koyu mavi 寶藍色 яскравий відтінок синього кольору گہرا نیلا رنگ màu xanh lam sẫm 品蓝色
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royal
→ مَلَكِيّ královský royal königlich βασιλικός real kuninkaallinen royal kraljevski reale 王室の 왕족의 koninklijk kongelig królewski real королевский kunglig เกี่ยวกับราชวงศ์ kraliyet thuộc hoàng gia 皇家的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009