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La quarta stagione della serie televisiva The Crown, composta da 10 episodi, è uscita il 15 novembre 2020. Vediamo ora un video (con un esercizio) per imparare un po’ di slang/gergo reale dai protagonisti.

Guarda il video e poi cerca di individuare la definizione delle seguenti parole ed espressioni: 

         OBE – toff – elevenses – HRH – nott cott – the privy purse – equerry – operation London Bridge – investiture– Sloane Rangers – Blue Blood – Trooping the Colour – Buck House

1. 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  
2. 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.  
3. 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.  
4. mid-morning snack, a short break for light refreshments, usually with tea or coffee, taken at about eleven o’clock in the morning.  
5. Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.  
6. royal blood, a person of noble birth  
7. 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.  
8. a ceremony at which honours or rank are formally conferred on a particular person  
9. an allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign  
10. 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.  
11. rich or upper-class person, posh person.  
12. 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.  
13. 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: 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

equerry	scudiero, dignitario di corte
noble	nobile
to charge over the stables	controllare le stalle
HRH	His/Her Royal Highness – S.A.R. (Sua Altezza Reale)
in the grounds of sg	al territorio di
grace-and-favour property	una proprietá appartenente ad una persona reale
to occupy	occupare
abbreviated	abbreviato
to refer to	riferirsi, riguardare
refreshments	cose da mangiare e bere
residence	residenza
headquarters	sede centrale
monarch	monarca, sovrano.
public sphere	sfera pubblica
to make impacts	avere un impatto su
charity	beneficenza
investiture	investitura
honours	onorificenza
ranks	grado
to confer on	conferire, assegnare
the privy purse	la borsetta/il portafoglio privato del sovrano
sovereign	sovrano
allowance	diaria
Commonwealth realms	i reami di Commonwealth
key personnel	personale chiave (molto importante)
to set the plan into motion	avviare un programma/piano
toff	riccone, riccastro
to embody	rappresentare
particular	particolare, specifico
upbringing	educazione
outlook	atteggiamento, mentalità
effortless	facile, semplice
unambitious	privo di ambizioni
sophisticated	fine, raffinato
to fame for	rendere celebre per qualcosa
frequenters	frequentatore
display	manifestazione, espressione
horsemanship	equitazione
elevenses	merenda
OBE	Ufficiale dell’Eccellentissimo Ordine dell’Impero Britannico
Trooping the Colour	Sfilata della bandiera