| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
queen,
queen of [sth] n | (prominent woman) | reina (de algo) nf |
| | Martha is the queen of gardening. |
| | Martha es la reina de la jardinería. |
| queen n | (contest winner) | reina nf |
| | Betty Jo was queen of the harvest festival. |
| | Betty Jo fue la reina del festival de la cosecha. |
| queen n | (chess piece) (ajedrez) | reina nf |
| | The queen is the most versatile piece on the board. |
| | La reina es la pieza más versátil en el tablero. |
| queen n | (playing card) (naipes, barajas) | reina nf |
| | Bill has a pair of queens. |
| | Bill tiene un par de reinas. |
| queen n | (reproducing insect) | reina nf |
| | The hive serves the queen. |
| | La colmena sirve a la reina. |
| queen n | (female cat) | gata nf |
| | Laura's queen is going to have kittens. |
| | La gata de Laura va a tener gatitos. |
| queen n | potentially offensive, informal (gay man) (coloquial, ofensivo) | marica nm |
| | (informal) | reinona nf |
| Note: When used by someone who is not gay, this term may be offensive and pejorative. |
| | Joe danced with the queens in the disco. |
| | Joe bailó con los maricas en la discoteca. |
| queen [sth]⇒ vtr | (chess pawn: turn into queen) | coronar⇒ vtr |
| | The chess player queened his pawn. |
| | El ajedrecista coronó el peón de su oponente. |
Compound Forms:
queen | Queens |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| beauty queen n | (woman: wins beauty contest) | reina de belleza nf + loc adj |
| | When Angela was a little girl, she wanted to be a beauty queen. |
| | Cuando Ángela era niña quería ser reina de belleza. |
Carnival Queen,
Carnaval Queen n | (woman who heads Carnival parade) | reina del carnaval nf + loc adj |
cow parsley,
Queen Anne's lace n | (plant: Anthriscus sylvestris) | perifollo verde loc nom m |
drag queen,
drag artist n | (cabaret performer) (anglicismo) | drag queen loc nom f |
| | Drag queens have long been an important part of gay culture and liberation. |
| | Las drag queens son desde hace tiempo una parte importante de la cultura y liberación gay. |
| drama queen n | figurative, informal ([sb] who overreacts to situations) | teatrero, teatrera nm, nf |
| | She's such a drama queen - she's always crying for no reason. |
| | Es un teatrero, siempre está llorando sin motivo. |
| | | histérico, histérica nm, nf |
| | Es un histérico, siempre está llorando sin motivo. |
| | | melodramático, melodramática nm, nf |
| | Es un melodramático, siempre está llorando sin motivo. |
| homecoming queen n | US (female student crowned as part of high-school event) (EEUU) | reina del baile de bienvenida loc nom f |
| King's evidence n | English law (law: state's evidence) | testimonio en contra de coimputados a cambio de condiciones favorables nm + loc adj |
| May queen | (festive title) | maya nf |
| QB n | UK, Can, initialism (law: Queen's Bench) (sigla) | QB n propio m |
| | | División del Banco de la Reina n propio f |
| queen bed n | (extra-wide double bed) (voz inglesa) | cama queen size grupo nom |
| | Every double room in this hotel has a queen bed. |
| | Todas las habitaciones dobles de este hotel tienen cama queen size. |
| queen bee n | figurative (woman in powerful position) (figurado) | abeja reina loc nom f |
| queen bee n | (female bee that lays eggs) | abeja reina loc nom f |
| queen consort n | (wife of the king) | reina consorte loc nom f |
queen mother,
Queen Mother n | (mother of a reigning monarch) | Reina Madre loc nom f |
| | The Queen Mother made her views on horse racing very clear: she loved it! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La Reina Madre de Inglaterra falleció a los 101 años de edad. |
| Queen of Hearts n | (playing card) | reina de corazones nf |
| | La Reina de Corazones de Alicia era malísima, les quería cortar la cabeza a todos. |
| Queen of Hearts n | (fictional character) | Reina de Corazones |
| Note: From the novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) by English author Lewis Carroll. |
| queen regent n | (reigning on behalf of another) | reina regente loc nom f |
| queen regnant n | (reigning in her own right) | reina nf |
| Queen Victoria n | (19th-century monarch) | Reina Victoria n propio f |
queen-size,
queen size n as adj | (larger than usual) (voz inglesa) | queen size loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
queen-size bed,
queen-sized bed n | (bed: larger than double) (voz inglesa) | cama queen size grupo nom |
| | A queen-size bed is both longer and wider than a double bed. |
| | La cama queen size es más larga y más ancha que la cama doble común. |
| Queen's Bench n | (law: UK high court division) | el banco de la reina loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of queen |
| Queen's Bench n | (law: Canada high court) | el banco de la reina loc nom m |
| Note: During reign of queen |
queen's birthday,
Queen's birthday n | (commonwealth celebration day) (literal) | cumpleaños de la reina grupo nom |
| | | Día del Commonwealth grupo nom |
| queen's consort n | (husband of the queen) | consorte de la reina loc nom m |
| Queen's Counsel n | UK (high-ranking barrister) | consejero de la reina, consejera de la reina nm, nf + loc adj |
| | Queen's Counsels are the highest-ranking lawyers in the UK. |
| | Consejero de la reina es el rango más alto de un abogado en el Reino Unido. |
| Queen's English n | (standard variety of English language) (coloquial, figurado) | en cristiano loc adv |
| | I don't understand you! Why can't you speak the Queen's English?! |
| | ¡No te entiendo! ¿Por qué no podés hablarme en cristiano? |
| | | pronunciación británica estándar grupo nom |
| | ¡No te entiendo! ¿Por qué no podés hablarme con pronunciación británica estándar? |
| Queen's evidence n | England (law: state's evidence) | prueba nf |
| Note: "Queen's evidence" is used when the monarch is a queen. |
| Queen's Speech n | (UK Parliament: opening statement) (en Apertura de Parlamento) | discurso de la reina nm + loc adj |
Swan Keeper,
Keeper of the King's Swans,
Keeper of the Queen's Swans n | UK (cares for monarch's swans) | cuidador de cisnes, cuidadora de cisnes nm, nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La Reina de Inglaterra tiene 100 cisnes que viven en el Támesis y el cuidador de cisnes es un cargo que existe desde el siglo XII. |
wild carrot,
Queen Anne's lace n | (botany) | zanahoria silvestre loc nom f |