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1 knighthood
noun (the rank or title of a knight: He received a knighthood from the Queen.) título de Sirtr['naɪthʊd]1 título de caballeroknighthood ['naɪt.hʊd] n1) : caballería fn.• caballería s.f.'naɪthʊd['naɪthʊd]N1) (=order) caballería fhe was given a knighthood — le otorgaron el título de Sir; (Hist) fue armado caballero
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s.1 título de caballero (title)2 caballería, orden de caballería. -
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4 bestow
bi'stəu((with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone: The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.) otorgar, conceder- bestowaltr[bɪ'stəʊ]bestow [bɪ'sto:] vt: conferir, otorgar, concederv.• conferir v.• otorgar v.• proveer v.bɪ'stəʊtransitive verb (frml or liter)to bestow something on o upon somebody — \<\<title/award\>\> conferirle* or otorgarle* algo a alguien (frml)
[bɪ'stǝʊ]VT [+ title, honour] conferir (on a), [+ affections] ofrecer (on a), [+ compliment] hacer (on a)* * *[bɪ'stəʊ]transitive verb (frml or liter)to bestow something on o upon somebody — \<\<title/award\>\> conferirle* or otorgarle* algo a alguien (frml)
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5 chivalry
'ʃivəlri1) (kindness and courteousness especially towards women or the weak.) caballerosidad2) (the principles of behaviour of medieval knights.) reglas de caballería•tr['ʃɪvəlrɪ]1 caballerosidad nombre femenino1) knighthood: caballería f2) chivalrousness: caballerosidad f, nobleza f, cortesía fn.• caballerosidad s.f.• caballería s.f.'ʃɪvəlrimass noun ( in conduct) caballerosidad f, cortesía f; ( Hist) caballería f['ʃɪvǝlrɪ]N (=courteousness) caballerosidad f ; (in medieval times) caballería f* * *['ʃɪvəlri]mass noun ( in conduct) caballerosidad f, cortesía f; ( Hist) caballería f -
6 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) caballero2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) Sir, caballero de una orden3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) caballo
2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) dar el título de Sirknight n1. caballero2. caballoin a game of chess, each player has two knights en el ajedrez, cada jugador tiene dos caballostr[naɪt]1 architecture caballero2 (chess) caballo3 caballero, (hombre que lleva el título de Sir)1 architecture armar caballero2 nombrar caballero a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLknight in shining armour príncipe nombre masculino azulknight ['naɪt] vt: conceder el título de Sir aknight n1) : caballero mknight errant: caballero andante2) : caballo m (en ajedrez)n.• caballete s.m.n.• caballero s.m.• caballo s.m.• caballo de ajedrez s.m.• cruzado s.m.v.• encomendar v.
I naɪta) ( Hist) caballero ma knight in shining armor — ( dream man) un príncipe azul
b) ( holder of title) sir mc) ( in chess) caballo m
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a) ( confer title upon) conceder el título de sir ab) ( Hist) armar caballero[naɪt]1.N (Hist) caballero m ; (Chess) caballo m ; (modern) (Brit) Sir m, caballero de una ordenknight in shining armour — príncipe m azul
Knight (of the Order) of the Garter — (Brit) caballero m de la orden de la Jarretera
2.VT (Hist) armar caballero; (modern) (Brit) otorgar el título de Sir a3.CPDknight errant N — caballero m andante
Knight Templar N — caballero m templario, templario m
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I [naɪt]a) ( Hist) caballero ma knight in shining armor — ( dream man) un príncipe azul
b) ( holder of title) sir mc) ( in chess) caballo m
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7 people
plural; see personpeople npl gente / personasone person, two people una persona, dos personastr['piːpəl]■ people say that... dicen que..., se dice que...■ power to the people! ¡poder para el pueblo!3 (family) familia, gente nombre femenino1 (nation, race) pueblo, nación nombre femenino1 poblar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLold people los viejos nombre masculino plural, los ancianos nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino mayorpeople carrier monovolumen nombre masculinopeople's republic república popularthe common people la gente nombre femenino corrienteyoung people los jóvenes nombre masculino plural, la juventud nombre femenino, la gente nombre femenino jovenpeople ns & pl1) people npl: gente f, personas fplpeople like him: él le cae bien a la gentemany people: mucha gente, muchas personasthe Cuban people: el pueblo cubanon.pl.• gente s.f.• mundo s.m.• nación s.f.• persona s.f.• personas s.f.pl.• pueblo s.m.v.• poblar v.
I 'piːpəl1) (+ pl vb, no art)a) ( in general) gente fwhat will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?
people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...
some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta
b) ( individuals) personas fplwell, really, some people! — hay cada uno!
c) ( specific group)tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos
young people — los jóvenes, la juventud
local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños
my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois
2)a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo
b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m
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transitive verb poblar*['piːpl]1. N1) (with pl vb)a) (seen as a mass) gente fwhat will people think? — ¿qué va a pensar la gente?
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country people — la gente del campo•
they don't mix much with the local people — no se tratan mucho con la gente del lugar•
what a lot of people! — ¡cuánta gente!•
old people — los ancianos, la gente mayor•
people say that... — dicen que..., la gente dice que...•
young people — los jóvenes, la gente jovenb) (=persons, individuals) personas fplmillions of people — millones mpl de personas
how many people are there in your family? — ¿cuántos sois en tu familia?
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he got a knighthood, him of all people! — le han nombrado sir, ¡precisamente a él!•
English people — los ingleses•
the gas people are coming tomorrow — los del gas vienen mañana•
people like you are not welcome — no queremos gente como tú•
many people think that... — mucha gente cree que..., muchos creen que...•
most people like it — a la mayoría de la gente le gusta•
several people have told me — me lo han dicho varias personas•
some people are born lucky — hay gente que nace de pie, hay gente con suerte•
they're strange people — son gente raralittle I, 2.•
what do you people think? — y ustedes ¿qué opinan?c) (=inhabitants) habitantes mplthe people of London — los habitantes de Londres, los londinenses
the people of Angola — los habitantes or la gente de Angola
d) (=citizens, public) pueblo mthe will of the people — la voluntad popular or del pueblo
the king and his people — el rey y su pueblo or sus súbditos
a people's army/democracy/republic — un ejército/una democracia/una república popular
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a man of the people — un hombre del pueblo- go to the peoplecommon 1., 1)e) (=family) gente f, familia fmy people come from the north — mi familia or mi gente es del norte
have you met his people? — ¿conoces a su familia?
f) (=colleagues)I asked one of our people in Boston to handle it — pedí a uno de los nuestros en Boston que se encargara de ello
Spanish-speaking peoples — los pueblos or las gentes de habla hispana
2.VT poblarthe country is peopled by nomads — el país está poblado or habitado por nómadas
his novels are peopled with outlandish characters — sus novelas están pobladas de personajes extravagantes
3.CPDpeople carrier N — monovolumen m
people mover N — (US) cinta f transbordadora, pasillo m móvil
people skills NPL —
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to have good people skills — tener habilidades socialesgood people skills are essential — fundamental tener facilidad para relacionarse, fundamental tener habilidades sociales
people trafficking N — tráfico m de personas
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I ['piːpəl]1) (+ pl vb, no art)a) ( in general) gente fwhat will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?
people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...
some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta
b) ( individuals) personas fplwell, really, some people! — hay cada uno!
c) ( specific group)tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos
young people — los jóvenes, la juventud
local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños
my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois
2)a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo
b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m
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8 caballería
caballería sustantivo femenino (Mil) cavalry
caballería sustantivo femenino
1 Mil cavalry
caballería ligera, light cavalry
2 (animal sobre el cual se cabalga) mount, steed
3 Hist chivalry: me divierten las novelas de caballería, I enjoy reading novels about knights and knighthood
caballería andante, knight-errantry ' caballería' also found in these entries: Spanish: ligera - ligero - escuadrón - soldado English: cavalry - trooper -
9 caballero
caballero sustantivo masculino sección de caballeros men's department; ¿en qué puedo servirle, caballero? how can I help you, sir?; ( on signs) caballeros Men o Gentlemen o Gentsb) (Hist) knight
caballero sustantivo masculino
1 gentleman: Pedro fue todo un caballero, Pedro was a real gentleman
2 Hist knight
caballero andante, knight-errant
3 frml (señor) sir
4 caballeros, (en un lavabo) gents
ropa de caballero, menswear Locuciones: un pacto de/entre caballeros, a gentleman's agreement ' caballero' also found in these entries: Spanish: citada - citado - corcel - desear - médula - ordenar - porte - ventrera - noble - perfecto English: cavalier - gent - gentleman - knight - knight errant - knighthood - menswear - money - cravat - men - sir -
10 título
Del verbo titular: ( conjugate titular) \ \
titulo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tituló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: titular título
titular 1 adjetivo ‹médico/profesor› permanent ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (de pasaporte, cuenta, cargo) holder ■ sustantivo masculinob) (Rad, TV) main story;
titular 2 ( conjugate titular) verbo transitivo ‹ obra›:◊ su novela titulada `Julia' his novel called o (frml) entitled `Julia'titularse verbo pronominal 1 [obra/película] to be called, be entitled (frml) 2 (Educ) to graduate, get one's degree; títulose EN/DE algo to graduate in/as sth
título sustantivo masculino 1 ( en general) title;◊ un poema que lleva por título … a poem called o (frml) entitled …;el título de campeón juvenil the junior title; título nobiliario title; a título de: a título de introducción by way of introduction; asiste a título de observador he's attending as an observer 2 (Educ) degree; ( diploma) certificate; título universitario university degree, college degree (AmE)
título sustantivo masculino
1 (de una obra, una ley) title
2 Educ (cualificación) qualification (universitario) degree (documento impreso) degree certificate 3 título nobiliario, title
4 Cine títulos de crédito, credits Locuciones: a título de, by way of
a título de curiosidad, as a matter of interest ' título' also found in these entries: Spanish: concepto - conquistar - detentar - ducado - excelencia - existente - infante - nobiliaria - nobiliario - ostentar - poner - subtítulo - aspirante - barón - calificar - capacitar - ceder - conseguir - convalidar - despojar - dignidad - diplomarse - disputar - el - goce - grado - habilitar - heredar - llamar - pasar - poseedor - poseer - renunciar - revalidar - rótulo - tratamiento - usurpar English: approval - defending champion - degree - esquire - heading - honourable - knighthood - lady - liability - qualification - qualify - rubric - saint - second - share certificate - sir - title - title track - unqualified - caption - cost - dame - date - debar - defending - elevate - fellowship - graduate - knight - QC - right - succeed - untrained
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Knighthood — Knight hood, n. [Knight + hood: cf. AS. chihth[=a]d youth.] 1. The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. O shame to knighthood. Shak. [1913 Webster] If you needs must write, write C[ae]sar s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knighthood — • Considered from three points of view: the military, the social, and the religious Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
knighthood — (n.) O.E. cnihthad the period between childhood and manhood; see KNIGHT (Cf. knight) (n.) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Sense of rank or dignity of a knight is from c.1300, and probably is an independent formation … Etymology dictionary
knighthood — [nīt′hood΄] n. 1. the rank or status of a knight 2. the profession or vocation of a knight 3. knightly conduct 4. knights collectively … English World dictionary
Knighthood — Being a knight. Knighthood was conferred in the adoubement ceremony, or the accolade, at which time a young man or squire was formally adopted into the brotherhood of knights. Even though knights differed in their allegiance to king and kingdom,… … Medieval glossary
knighthood — noun (in the UK) ADJECTIVE ▪ honorary VERB + KNIGHTHOOD ▪ get, receive ▪ refuse ▪ award sb, be … Collocations dictionary
knighthood — n. to bestow a knighthood on, upon * * * [ naɪthʊd] upon to bestow a knighthood on … Combinatory dictionary
knighthood — [[t]na͟ɪthʊd[/t]] knighthoods N COUNT A knighthood is a title that is given to a man by a British king or queen for his achievements or his service to his country. A man who has been given a knighthood can put Sir in front of his name instead of… … English dictionary
knighthood — UK [ˈnaɪthʊd] / US [ˈnaɪtˌhʊd] noun [countable] Word forms knighthood : singular knighthood plural knighthoods an honour given by a British king or queen that allows a man to use the title Sir before his name … English dictionary
knighthood — /nuyt hood/, n. 1. the rank or dignity of a knight: to confer knighthood upon him. 2. the profession or vocation of a knight. 3. knightly character or qualities. 4. the body of knights. [bef. 900; ME knighthod, OE cnihthad. See KNIGHT, HOOD] * *… … Universalium
knighthood — noun a) An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called Sir Hes got an OBE, and MBE and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood. b) The quality of being a knight … Wiktionary