rey

/ˈrei/, [ˈrei̯]

king

Examples

Fue un buen rey.

He was a good king.

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¡El rey ha muerto, que viva el rey!

The king is dead, long live the king!

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El rey de Francia está calvo.

The King of France is bald.

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El que matare al Rey será castigado con la pena de muerte.

Whosoever shall kill the king will be punished with death.

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El león es el rey de la selva.

The lion is the king of the jungle.

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Hablando del rey de Roma.

Speak of the devil.

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El rey gobernó el país.

The king governed the country.

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Al final de la historia, la pobre huérfana se casa con el hijo del rey.

At the end of the story, the poor orphan girl marries the king's son.

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El rey fue despojado de su poder.

The king was stripped of his power.

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Hoy un niño rey, mañana un tirano.

Today a child acting like a king, tomorrow a tyrant.

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Había una vez un gran rey.

Once there lived a great king.

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El rey abusó de su poder.

The king abused his power.

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Le gente se alzó contra el rey.

People rose in revolt against the King.

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Las piezas de ajedrez son peón, caballo, alfil, roque, dama y rey.

The chess pieces are pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, and king.

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Ellos desafiaron las leyes del rey.

They defied the laws of the king.

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La gente lo aclamaba como rey.

People hailed him as king.

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Ella le trató como a un rey.

She treated him like a king.

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Érase una vez en Inglaterra un rey muy malvado.

Once there lived a very wicked king in England.

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La muerte del rey provocó una guerra.

The death of the king brought about a war.

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El rey siempre usa una corona.

The king always wears a crown.

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