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1 nobility
noun2) (class) Adel, der* * *see academic.ru/50075/noble">noble* * *no·bil·ity[nə(ʊ)ˈbɪləti, AM noʊˈbɪlət̬i]n no pl▪ the \nobility der Adel* * *[nəU'bIlItI]n no pl1) (= people) (Hoch)adel mnobility of mind/thought — geistiger Adel
* * *nobility [nəʊˈbılətı] s1. fig Adel m, Größe f, Würde f, Vornehmheit f:nobility of soul Seelenadel, -größethe nobility and gentry der hohe und niedere Adel* * *noun2) (class) Adel, der* * *n.Adel nur sing. m.Adelsstand m. -
2 noble
1. adjective1) (by rank, title, or birth) ad[e]ligbe of noble birth — von adliger od. edler Geburt sein (geh.); adlig sein
3) (showing greatness of character) edel; hochherzig (geh.)2. nounAdlige, der/die* * *['nəubl] 1. adjective2) (of high birth or rank: a noble family; of noble birth.) adelig2. noun(a person of high birth: The nobles planned to murder the king.) der/die Adelig- academic.ru/50074/nobility">nobility- nobly
- nobleman* * *no·ble[ˈnəʊbl̩, AM ˈnoʊ-]I. adj1. (aristocratic) ad[e]ligto be of \noble birth [or descent] ad[e]lig sein, von ad[e]liger Herkunft sein\noble act [or deed] edle [o noble] Tat\noble-sounding edel klingend geh\noble landscape/park/trees prächtige Landschaft/prächtiger Park/prächtige Bäumea \noble whiskey ein ausgezeichneter [o vortrefflicher] Whiskeya \noble horse/horse of \noble breeding ein edles Pferd/ein Rassepferd* * *['nəʊbl]1. adj (+er)1) (= aristocratic) person, rank adligto be of noble birth — adlig sein, von edler or adliger Geburt sein
2) (= fine, distinguished) person, deed, thought etc edel, nobel; appearance vornehm; monument stattlich, prächtig; stag also kapital; (= brave) resistance heldenhaft, wackerthe noble art of self-defence — die edle Kunst der Selbstverteidigung
that was a noble attempt — das war ein heldenhafter Versuch
3) (inf: selfless) edel, großmütig, edelmütig4) metal edel2. nAdlige(r) mf, Edelmann m (HIST)the nobles — die Adligen or Edelleute (Hist)
* * *noble [ˈnəʊbl]A adj (adv nobly)1. ad(e)lig, von Adel:be of noble birth adliger Abstammung sein2. edel, erlaucht3. fig edel, Edel…, erhaben, groß(mütig), nobel, vortrefflich:4. prächtig, stattlich (Gebäude)5. prächtig geschmückt ( with mit)6. PHYS Edel…:B s1. (hoher) Adliger, HIST Edelmann m:the nobles der Adel, die Adligen2. HIST Nobel m (alte englische Goldmünze)* * *1. adjective1) (by rank, title, or birth) ad[e]ligbe of noble birth — von adliger od. edler Geburt sein (geh.); adlig sein
2) (of lofty character) edel [Gedanken, Gefühle]3) (showing greatness of character) edel; hochherzig (geh.)2. nounAdlige, der/die* * *adj.adlig adj.edel adj.erhaben adj.erlaucht adj.großmütig adj.großzügig adj.nobel adj.prächtig adj.stattlich adj.von Adel ausdr. -
3 ennoble
en·no·ble[ɪˈnəʊbl̩, AM enˈoʊ-]vt1. ( liter)2. (make member of nobility)▪ to \ennoble sb jdn adeln [o in den Adelsstand erheben]* * *[ɪ'nəʊbl]vt (lit)adeln, in den Adelsstand erheben; (fig) mind, person erheben (geh)* * *ennoble [ıˈnəʊbl] v/t adeln:a) in den Adelsstand erhebenb) fig veredeln, erhöhen* * *v.adeln v.veredeln v.
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