A Crown sorozat 4. évada november 15-től látható, ezért hoztunk nektek egy videós leckét, amiben a sorozat két szereplője – Emma Corrin és Josh O’Connor – velünk együtt próbálják kitalálni a királyi családban használt szleng kifejezések jelentését.
A video megnézése utána próbáld megtalálni az itt felsorolt szleng és speciális kifejezések angol magyarázatát.
OBE – toff – elevenses – HRH – nott cott – the privy purse – equerry – operation London Bridge – investiture– Sloane Rangers – Blue Blood – Trooping the Colour – Buck House
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an officer of the British royal household who attends or assists members of the royal family but historically an officer of the household of a prince or noble who had charge over the stables
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Notthingham cottage is a house in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London. As a grace-and-favour property, the house has been frequently occupied by members of the British royal family, as well as staff and employees.
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Royal Highness (abbreviated HRH for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness) is a style used to address or refer to some members of royal families, usually princes or princesses.
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mid-morning snack, a short break for light refreshments, usually with tea or coffee, taken at about eleven o’clock in the morning.
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Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
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royal blood, a person of noble birth
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stands for Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. It is usually given to people who are in the public sphere or
who have made big impacts locally in business or media or as part of a major charity.
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a ceremony at which honours or rank are formally conferred on a particular person
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an allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign
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a codename that refers to the plan for what will happen in the days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
and the other Commonwealth realms. It is expected to be used to communicate the death of the Queen to the prime minister
of the United Kingdom and key personnel to set the plan into motion.
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rich or upper-class person, posh person.
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In the United Kingdom, a Sloane Ranger, or simply a Sloane, is a stereotypical upper-middle or upper-class person, typically a young one,
who embodies a very particular upbringing and outlook. The Sloane Ranger style is a uniform, effortless, and unambitious
but sophisticated one. The term is a humorous combination of “Sloane Square”, a location in Chelsea, London, famed for the wealth of
its residents and frequenters, and the television character The Lone Ranger.
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has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for over 260 years. Parading soldiers, horses and musicians come together
each June in a great display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to mark The Queen’s official birthday.
source: The Crown’ Cast Teaches You Royal Slang, Vanity Fair, Cambridge Dictionary
keys/megoldások: 1. equerry; 2. nott cott; 3. HRH; 4. elevenses;5. Buck House; 6. Blue Blood; 7. OBE; 8. investiture; 9. the privy purse; 10. operation London Bridge; 11. toff; 12. Sloane Rangers; 13. Trooping the Colour
Vocabulary
equerry |
lovászmester |
noble |
nemes |
to charge over |
felügyelni az istállókat |
HRH |
őfelsége |
in the grounds of sg |
valaminek a területén |
grace-and-favour property |
uralkodói tartózkodási hely |
to occupy |
lakni/megszállni valahol |
abbreviated |
rövidített |
to refer to |
utalni valamire/valakire |
refreshments |
frissítők |
residence |
rezidencia/lakhely |
headquarters |
székhely |
monarch |
uralkodó |
public sphere |
közszféra |
to make impacts |
hatással van valamire/ |
charity |
jótékonyság |
investiture |
beiktatás/ |
honours |
kitűntetés |
ranks |
rang/ |
to confer on |
(címet/rangot) |
the privy purse |
az uralkodó magánpénztára |
sovereign |
uralkodó |
allowance |
juttatás/ járulék/ |
Commonwealth realms |
Nemzetközösségi birodalom |
key personnel |
kulcsfontosságú alkalmazottak/ |
to set the plan |
a tervet mozgásba hozni |
toff |
piperkőc/divatfi |
to embody |
megtestesíteni |
particular |
egy bizonyos |
upbringing |
neveltetés |
outlook |
szemléletmód |
effortless |
megerőltetés nélküli/ |
unambitious |
nem nagyratörő |
sophisticated |
kifinomult |
to famefor |
hírnévre tenni szert |
frequenters |
törzsvendégek |
display |
kiállítás |
horsemanship |
lovaglóművészet |
elevenses |
tízórai |
OBE |
tiszti rang, V. György király |
the privy purse |
az uralkodó magánpénztára |
Trooping the Colour |
zászlós díszszemle |