| pawn 1 (pôn) n. 1. Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty. 2. The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn. 3. A person serving as security; a hostage. 4. The act of pawning. tr.v. pawned, pawn·ing, pawns Phrasal Verb: 1. To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed. 2. To risk; hazard: pawn one's honor. pawn off To dispose or get rid of deceptively: tried to pawn off the fake gemstone as a diamond. [Middle English paun, from Old French pan, of Germanic origin .] pawn  a·ble adj.pawn age n.pawn er (pôn r), pawnor (-nôr) n. |
| pawn 2 (pôn) n. 1. Abbr. P Games A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank. 2. A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another: an underdeveloped nation that was a pawn in international politics. [Middle English, from Old French pedon, paon, from Medieval Latin ped  , pedn-, foot soldier, from Late Latin, one who has wide feet, from Latin p s, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
pawn1
vb (tr)
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker
2. to stake to pawn one's honour
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an article deposited as security
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the condition of being so deposited (esp in the phrase in pawn)
3. a person or thing that is held as a security, esp a hostage
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the act of pawning
[from Old French pan security, from Latin pannus cloth, apparently because clothing was often left as a surety; compare Middle Flemish paen pawn, German Pfand pledge]
pawnage n
pawn2
n
1. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) a chessman of the lowest theoretical value, limited to forward moves of one square at a time with the option of two squares on its initial move: it captures with a diagonal move only Abbreviation P Compare piece [12]
2. a person, group, etc., manipulated by another
[from Anglo-Norman poun, from Old French pehon, from Medieval Latin pedō infantryman, from Latin pēs foot]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | pawn - an article deposited as security pledge - a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge" |
| 2. | pawn - a person used by another to gain an end | |
| 3. | pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | |
| 4. | pawn - borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan borrowing - obtaining funds from a lender | |
| Verb | 1. | pawn - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
pawn1
verb hock (informal, chiefly U.S.), pop (Brit. informal), stake, mortgage, deposit, pledge, hazard, wager He pawned his wedding ring.
pawn2
Translations
pawn1 [pɔːn] N (Chess) → peón m (fig) → instrumento m
they simply used me as a pawn → se aprovecharon de mí como mero instrumento
he was just a pawn in their game → era sólo un títere en sus manos
pawn2 [pɔːn]
they simply used me as a pawn → se aprovecharon de mí como mero instrumento
he was just a pawn in their game → era sólo un títere en sus manos
pawn2 [pɔːn]
A. N to be in pawn → estar en prenda, estar empeñado
the country is in pawn to foreigners → el país está empeñado a extranjeros
to leave or put sth in pawn → dejar algo en prenda, empeñar algo
the country is in pawn to foreigners → el país está empeñado a extranjeros
to leave or put sth in pawn → dejar algo en prenda, empeñar algo
B. VT → empeñar
pawn:
pawn1
pawn2
pawnbroker
n → Pfandleiher(in) m(f)
pawn ticket
n → Pfandschein m, → Leihschein m
pawn1
n (Chess) → Bauer m; (fig) → Schachfigur f
pawn2
n (= security) → Pfand nt; in pawn → verpfändet, versetzt; to leave or put something in pawn → etw versetzen or auf die Pfandleihe or ins Leihhaus bringen; the company is in pawn to foreigners → das Unternehmen ist an ausländische Kapitalgeber verpfändet
vt → verpfänden, versetzen
pawn1 [pɔːn] n (Chess) → pedone m (fig) → pedina
to be sb's pawn → lasciarsi manovrare da qn
pawn1 [pɔːn] n (Chess) → pedone m (fig) → pedina
to be sb's pawn → lasciarsi manovrare da qn
pawn2 [pɔːn]
pawn2 [pɔːn]
to be sb's pawn → lasciarsi manovrare da qn
pawn1 [pɔːn] n (Chess) → pedone m (fig) → pedina
to be sb's pawn → lasciarsi manovrare da qn
pawn2 [pɔːn]
1. n in pawn → impegnato/a al monte di pietà; (article pledged) → pegno
to leave or put sth in pawn → impegnare qc
to leave or put sth in pawn → impegnare qc
2. vt → impegnare, dare in pegno
pawn2 [pɔːn]
1. n in pawn → impegnato/a al monte di pietà; (article pledged) → pegno
to leave or put sth in pawn → impegnare qc
to leave or put sth in pawn → impegnare qc
2. vt → impegnare, dare in pegno
v pawn [poːn]
to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back) I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill. verpand يَرْهِنُ залагам zastavit pantsætte versetzen βάζω ενέχυρο empeñar pantima گرو گذاشتن pantata mettre en gage לְמַשכֵּן बंधक या रेहन रखना, आधि रखना založiti,obvezati se zálogba ad menggadaikan veðsetja, pantsetja impegnare, dare in pegno 質に入れる 저당 잡히다 užstatyti ieķīlāt menggadaikan verpanden pantsette zastawić empenhar a amaneta закладывать založiť, dať ako záloh zastaviti dati u zalog pantsätta จำนำ rehin vermek 抵押 закладати, віддавати в заставу گروي رکھنا، رہن رکھنا đem cầm đồ 抵押
n
1 in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank. pion عَسْكَري أوبيْدَق في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج пешка pěšec bonde der Bauer πιόνι peón ettur سرباز sotamies pion חַיָל प्यादा pješak, pijun gyalog pion peð pedone 歩 졸(卒) pėstininkas bandinieks bidak pion bonde pionek peão pion пешка pešiak kmet pešak bonde เบี้ยหมากรุก piyon (象棋中的)卒 пішак شطرنج کا پيادہ con tốt （象棋中的）卒
2 a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc She was a pawn in his ambitious plans. pion, speelstuk رَهينَه في يَد، شَخْص يُسْتَعْمَل لمَصْلَحة شَخْصٍ آخر пионка figurka brik die Schachfigur πιόνι (μτφ.) marioneta, títere ettur آلت دست pelinappula jouet כְּלִי שָׁרֵת प्यादा obična fugura,pijun zálog; eszköz pion peð, leiksoppur pedina 手先 (남의)앞잡이 marionetė, pastumdėlis marionete; pakalpiņš menjadi alat pion brikke pionek joguete unealtă пешка, орудие в чьих-л. руках figúrka figura pion bricka, redskap คนถูกเอาเปรียบ maşa, piyon 人質 пішак کٹھ پتلي quân tốt 人质
n pawnbroker
a person who lends money in exchange for pawned articles. pandjiehandelaar مُسْتَرْهِن، مُرابٍ صَغير съдържател на заложна къща zastavárník pantelåner der/die Pfandleiher(in) ενεχυροδανειστής prestamista pandimajapidaja گرو گیر؛ وام ده panttilainaaja prêteur/-euse sur gages מַשׁכּוֹנַאי रेहनदार, साहूकार, गिरवी दलाल vlansik zalogajnice zálogkölcsönző pemilik rumah gadai veðlánari (prestatore su pegno) 質屋 전당포주인 lombardininkas augļotājs pemegang pajak gadai pandjesbaas pantelåner, `onkel lichwiarz penhorista cămătar ростовщик záložník lastnik zastavljalnice vlasnik zalagaonice pantlånare นายหน้าเงินกู้ tefeci, rehinci 當鋪老板 лихвар ساہوکار chủ hiệu cầm đồ 当铺老板
n pawnshop
a pawnbroker's place of business. pandwinkel مَرْهَن، مَحَل الرُّهونات заложна къща zastavárna pantelåner das Pfandhaus ενεχυροδανειστήριο casa de empeños, monte de piedad pandimaja مغازه کارگشایی و گروبرداری panttilainaamo maison de prêt sur gages בֵּית-עֲבוֹט गिरवी की दुकान zalogajnica zálogház rumah gadai skrifstofa veðlánara (agenzia di prestiti su pegno) 質屋 전당포 lombardas lombards kedai pajak gadai pandjeshuis pantelåner(forretning) lombard casa de penhores casă de împrumut ломбард záložňa zastavljalnica zalagaonica pantbank โรงรับจำนำ rehinci dükkânı 當鋪 ломбард گروي رکھنے کي دکان hiệu cầm đồ 当铺
in pawn
having been pawned His watch is in pawn. verpand مَرْهون заложен v zástavě pantet versetzt που έχει μπει ως ενέχυρο en prenda pandis در گرو pantattu en gage מְמוּשכַּן गिरवी पर रखी गई कोई चीज u zalogu, založiti zálogban sedang digadaikan veðsettur in pegno 質に入った 저당 잡혀 užstatytas ieķīlāts digadaikan in pand pantsatt, i stampen zastawiony, w zastawie empenhado amanetat заложенный v zálohe zastavljen dat na zalog pantsatt ติดจำนำ rehinde, rehine verilmiş 當出 в заставі گروي پر، مرہون bị đem đi cầm 当出
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