pawn

pedone

Uno degli otto piccoli pezzi iniziali di ogni giocatore di scacchi, che di solito si muove in avanti.

In inglese semplice: One of the eight small pieces each player starts with in chess, which normally moves forward.

• Move your pawn forward.
• She captured two pawns with her knight.
• Can this pawn reach the other side of the board?

Espressioni comuni: move a pawn, white pawn, pawn structure

pedina

Persona che qualcun altro controlla e usa per i propri scopi.

In inglese semplice: A person someone else controls and uses for their own purposes.

• He was only a pawn.
• The children became pawns in their parents’ argument.
• She refused to be a pawn in his political games.

Come si usa: a pawn in something (She felt like a pawn in their power struggle.)

Sinonimi: puppet, tool

Espressioni comuni: a political pawn, pawn in something, use a pawn

pegno

Condizione di un oggetto trattenuto da chi presta denaro fino alla restituzione del prestito.

In inglese semplice: The state of being kept by a lender until borrowed money is paid back.

• Her necklace was in pawn.
• He put his watch in pawn to pay the rent.
• They could not afford to get their jewellery out of pawn.

Come si usa: in pawn (His watch is still in pawn.)

Espressioni comuni: in pawn, put in pawn

impegnare, dare in pegno

Lasciare un oggetto di valore a chi presta denaro in cambio di una somma da restituire.

In inglese semplice: To leave a valuable object with a lender in return for money you must pay back.

• He pawned his watch.
• I pawned my guitar to cover the rent.
• Would you pawn your jewellery to pay a bill?

Come si usa: pawn something for an amount (She pawned her ring for fifty pounds.)

Sinonimi: pledge

Espressioni comuni: pawn a watch, pawn something for, pawn someone’s jewellery