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pal·ace

(păl′ĭs)

1. The official residence of a royal personage or other high dignitary.

a. A large or splendid residence.

b. A large, often gaudily ornate building used for entertainment or exhibitions.

[Middle English, from Old French palais, from Palātium, Palatine Hill, Rome (from its being the site where emperors built their homes), imperial residence.]

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palace

(ˈpælɪs)

n (capital when part of a name)

1. the official residence of a reigning monarch or member of a royal family: Buckingham Palace.

2. the official residence of various high-ranking church dignitaries or members of the nobility, as of an archbishop

3. a large and richly furnished building resembling a royal palace

[C13: from Old French palais, from Latin Palātium Palatine², the site of the palace of the emperors]

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pal•ace

(ˈpæl ɪs)

n.

1. the official residence of a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage.

2. a large and stately mansion or building.

3. a large and often ornate place for entertainment, exhibitions, etc.

[1200–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin palācium, sp. variant of palātium, Latin: generic use of Palātium name of the hill in Rome on which the emperor's palace was situated; replacing Middle English paleis < Old French « Latin Palātium]

pal′aced, adj.

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Noun	1.	palace - a large and stately mansion castle great hall - the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house
	2.	palace - the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
	3.	palace - a large ornate exhibition hall exhibition area, exhibition hall - a large hall for holding exhibitions
	4.	palace - official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) alcazar - any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

palace

noun royal residence, castle, mansion, chateau (French), palazzo (Italian), stately home the palace courtyard

Related words
adjectives palatial, palatine

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Translations

قَصْرقَصْرٌ

palác

paladspalæslot

palatsi

dvorac

palota

istana

höll

palazzo

宮殿

궁전

pils

palat

palača

palats

พระราชวัง

saray

cung điện

宫殿

palace

[ˈpælɪs]

A. N (lit) → palacio m (fig) (= grand house etc) → palacio m
the Palace has refused to comment (Brit) → la Casa Real se ha negado a hacer comentarios

B. CPD palace revolution N (fig) → revolución f de palacio
palace spokesman N → portavoz mf de la Casa Real

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

palace

[ˈpæləs] n → palais m
the Imperial Palace → le palais impérial
Buckingham Palace → le palais de Buckingham

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palace

n (lit, fig) → Palast m; bishop’s palace → bischöfliches Palais, bischöfliche Residenz; royal palace → (Königs)schloss nt; the PM was summoned to the palace → der Premierminister wurde zur Königin/zum König bestellt

palace

palace grounds

pl → Schlossgelände nt

palace guard

n → Schlosswache f

palace revolution

n (lit, fig) → Palastrevolution f

palace wall

n → Schlossmauer f

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palace

[ˈpælɪs] n → palazzo

palace

(ˈpӕləs) noun

a large and magnificent house, especially one lived in by a king or queen. Buckingham Palace.

palatial (pəˈleiʃəl) adjective

large and magnificent, as (in) a palace. They lived in a palatial house; palatial rooms.

palace

→ قَصْرٌ palác palads Palast παλάτι palacio palatsi palais dvorac palazzo 宮殿 궁전 paleis slott pałac palácio дворец palats พระราชวัง saray cung điện 宫殿

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The beautiful palace nestles among the grand old groves of the park, the park sits in the lap of the picturesque crags and hills, and both look out upon the breezy ocean.

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It happened that, on the very day she was fifteen years old, the king and queen were not at home, and she was left alone in the palace. So she roved about by herself, and looked at all the rooms and chambers, till at last she came to an old tower, to which there was a narrow staircase ending with a little door.

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However, as certain men have fertile, false, and useful vices, Fouquet, in scattering broadcast millions of money in the construction of this palace, had found a means of gathering, as the result of his generous profusion, three illustrious men together: Levau, the architect of the building; Lenotre, the designer of the gardens; and Lebrun, the decorator of the apartments.

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FOR nearly a month the old man haunted the palace, and watched in the gardens for the little Prince until he knew the daily routine of his tiny life with his nurses and governesses.

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The chariot, winding through many charming streets, paused before a building so vast and noble and elegant that even Button-Bright guessed at once that it was the Royal Palace. Its gardens and ample grounds were surrounded by a separate wall, not so high or thick as the wall around the City, but more daintily designed and built all of green marble.

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At the appointed hour the genie fetched in the shivering bridegroom, laid him in his place, and transported the bed back to the palace.

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what palace am I to lead to," said Sancho, "when what I saw her highness in was only a very little house?"

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You believe in a palace of crystal that can never be destroyed--a palace at which one will not be able to put out one's tongue or make a long nose on the sly.

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At a distance, towards the center of the island, he beheld the stately towers of what seemed to be a palace, built of snow-white marble, and rising in the midst of a grove of lofty trees.

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Here, he thought to himself, he might as well go straight to the palace and offer his services to the King of the country, for he had heard that the King's daughter was as beautiful as the day.

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And if she is right, then I am wrong, and we have no business to be occupying her palace."

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WHEN they had gone a little way through the thick forest they came to a wide, clear space; and they saw the King's palace which was made of mud.