noble

adj.

noble.

los nobles the nobility

m.

1 nobleman, man of nobility, noble.

2 noblewoman, woman of nobility.

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noble

► adjetivo

1 (gen) noble; (madera) fine

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (hombre) nobleman; (mujer) noblewoman

► nombre masculino plural los nobles

1 the nobility sing

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1. noun mf.

nobleman / noblewoman

2. adj.

noble

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1. ADJ

1) (=aristocrático) noble

2) (=honrado) noble

3) [madera] fine

2.

SMF nobleman/noblewoman

los nobles — the nobility sing , the nobles

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I

adjetivo

a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

b) (bondadoso) noble

c) <animal> noble

d) <madera> fine

- noble bruto

II

(m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

los noble — the nobles, the nobility

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= noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].

Ex. The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.

Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

Ex. The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.

Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.

Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.

Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.

Ex. It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.

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* gas noble = noble gas.

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I

adjetivo

a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

b) (bondadoso) noble

c) <animal> noble

d) <madera> fine

- noble bruto

II

(m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

los noble — the nobles, the nobility

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= noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].

Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.

Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.

Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.

Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.

Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.

Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.

* gas noble = noble gas.

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noble¹

adjective

1 ‹familia/ascendencia› noble

un caballero de noble linaje (liter); a knight of noble lineage (liter)

2 (magnánimo) noble

un gesto muy noble a very noble gesture

3 ‹animal› noble

4 ‹madera› fine

Compuesto:

noble bruto

masculine (liter):

el noble bruto the horse

palmeó al noble bruto he patted his noble steed (liter)

noble²

masculine, feminine

A (masculine) nobleman

los noble the nobles, the nobility

B (feminine) noblewoman

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noble adjetivo

a) (en general) noble;

◊ un caballero de noble linaje (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

b) ‹madera› fine

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) nobleman;
(f) noblewoman;

◊ los noble the nobles, the nobility

noble
I adjetivo
1 (aristocrático) noble
2 (sincero, honrado) honest, noble
II mf (hombre) nobleman
(mujer) noblewoman

'noble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevada
- elevado
- par
- proceder
- señorial
- solar
- solariega
- solariego
- altivo
- hermoso
- metal
- sangre
- sublime
English:
baron
- count
- countess
- lofty
- noble
- nobleman
- noblewoman
- dowager
- lord
- title

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noble

♦ adj

1. [de la nobleza] noble

2. [sentimiento, causa] noble;

fue un gesto muy noble it was a very noble gesture

3. [animal] noble

4. [metal] noble;

[madera] fine

5. [gas] noble

♦ nmf

noble;

los nobles the nobility

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noble

m/f & adj noble

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noble adj

: noble

♦ noblemente adv

noble nmf

: nobleman m, noblewoman f

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noble adj n noble