pedina — meaning in English
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English meaning
- draught noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
- man noun An adult male human being.
- pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- piece noun A part of something larger, especially one that can be separated from the rest.
- puppet noun A doll-like figure of a person or animal moved by strings, rods, or a hand inside it.
Senses
pedina is used for these senses in English:
- draught (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
- draughtsman A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
- man A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
- pawn (chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- pawn (idiomatic) A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- piece (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
- puppet (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
draught — full definition
- noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
- adjective Of beer or cider: served from a cask or keg through a tap rather than from a bottle or can.
- noun An amount of liquid swallowed in one go; a long drink.
man — full definition
- noun An adult male human being.
- noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
- noun A husband or male romantic partner.
- verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
- intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.