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1 lofty
1) (very high: a lofty building.) alto2) (haughty or proud: a lofty attitude.) altivo, nobletr['lɒftɪ]1 (high) alto,-a2 pejorative (haughty) altivo,-a1) noble: noble, elevado2) haughty: altivo, arrogante, altanero3) high: majestuoso, elevadoadj.• alto, -a adj.• elevado, -a adj.• eminente adj.• empinado, -a adj.• encastillado, -a adj.• encumbrado, -a adj.• enhiesto, -a adj.• excelso, -a adj.• prócer adj.n.• altanero s.m.• elevado s.m.• eminente s.m.• noble s.m.• sublime s.m.'lɔːfti, 'lɒftiadjective -tier, -tiesta) (elevated, grand) <aims/ideals/sentiments> noble, elevadob) ( haughty) altivo, altaneroc) ( high) (liter) alto, majestuoso (liter)['lɒftɪ]ADJ (compar loftier) (superl loftiest)he rose to a lofty position within the organization — ascendió a una posición elevada dentro de la organización
2) (=noble) [aim, ideal] elevado, noble3) (=haughty) [person, attitude] altivo, altanerolofty air/manner — aire m de superioridad, altivez f
lofty contempt/disdain — altivo desdén m
4) (=grandiose) [speech, pronouncement, rhetoric] grandilocuente* * *['lɔːfti, 'lɒfti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) (elevated, grand) <aims/ideals/sentiments> noble, elevadob) ( haughty) altivo, altaneroc) ( high) (liter) alto, majestuoso (liter) -
2 sublime
(of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc.) sublime- sublimity
Del verbo sublimar: ( conjugate sublimar) \ \
sublimé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
sublime es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: sublimar sublime
sublime adjetivo ‹acción/sacrificio› noble; ‹cuadro/música› sublime
sublimar verbo transitivo
1 to sublimate
2 Quím to sublimate
sublime adjetivo sublime ' sublime' also found in these entries: English: lofty - sublimetr[sə'blaɪm]1 (beauty, music, compliment, etc) sublime2 familiar (food, performance) maravilloso,-a, sensacional3 pejorative (indifference, ignorance, etc) sumo,-a, supremo,-a, absoluto,-a, total1 lo sublime\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom the sublime to the ridiculous de un extremo a otrosublime [sə'blaɪm] adj: sublimeadj.• encumbrado, -a adj.• excelso, -a adj.• sublime adj.v.• sublimar v.sə'blaɪm1)a) (noble, pure) sublimefrom the sublime to the ridiculous — (set phrase) de lo sublime a lo ridículo, de un extremo al otro
b) (excellent, wonderful) sensacional, magnífico2) ( utter) (as intensifier) <contempt/indifference> supremo, absoluto[sǝ'blaɪm]sublime ignorance — ignorancia f supina
1.ADJ sublime; iro [indifference, contempt] supremo, total2.N* * *[sə'blaɪm]1)a) (noble, pure) sublimefrom the sublime to the ridiculous — (set phrase) de lo sublime a lo ridículo, de un extremo al otro
b) (excellent, wonderful) sensacional, magnífico2) ( utter) (as intensifier) <contempt/indifference> supremo, absolutosublime ignorance — ignorancia f supina
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