rey

/ˈrei/, [ˈrei̯]

king

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Después de la muerte del rey, Elsa se convirtió en la reina.

After the king's death Elsa became queen.

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Él inventó una historia sobre el rey.

He made up a story about the king.

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Una niña se acercó al rey en medio de la multitud.

A girl approached the king from among the crowd.

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Un rey vivía en un viejo castillo.

A king lived in an old castle.

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En el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

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Él sirvió fielmente a su rey.

He served his king faithfully.

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En muchos sitios en China había templos consagrados al rey dragón.

In many places in China, there were temples of the dragon-king.

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La depravación de los actos del rey condujo a la gente a creer que él no era nada más que un tirano que debía ser destronado.

The depravity of the king's deeds lead the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.

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En Gran Bretaña el rey reina pero no gobierna.

In Great Britain the king reigns, but does not govern.

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La multitud aclamó al nuevo rey.

The crowd acclaimed the new king.

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Este pueblo pertenece al rey de Suecia.

This village belongs to the king of Sweden.

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Lo que dice el rey va siempre a misa.

What the king says is always absolute.

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Queremos ver al rey.

We want to see the king.

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Este reino necesita un nuevo rey.

This kingdom needs a new king.

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Él fue más que un Rey.

He was more than a king.

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En un viejo castillo vivía un rey.

In an old castle lived a king.

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Se guardaron para ellos que el rey estaba muerto.

They kept it to themselves that the king was dead.

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Si en toda tu vida te abstienes de asesinar, robar, fornicar, cometer perjurio, blasfemar y faltar al respeto a tus padres, tu iglesia o tu rey, eres convencionalmente considerado alguien que merece admiración moral, incluso si no has realizado ninguna acción generosa o amable o útil.

If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action.

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El rey será desterrado.

The king will be banished.

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Toda la gente alabó al traje del emperador sin verlo para no parecer estúpida, hasta que un niño dijo: “¡Pero el rey va desnudo!”

The people all praised the emperor's clothes without telling him the truth so as not to seem stupid, until a little boy said, "The emperor is naked!"

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