NOBLESSE OBLIGE

Meaning of NOBLESSE OBLIGE in English

/noh bles" oh bleezh"/ ; Fr. /naw bles" aw bleezh"/

the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.

[ 1830-40; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NOBLESSE OBLIGE — [F] noblesse oblige
Interlingua English vocab
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — noun Etymology: French, literally, nobility obligates Date: 1837 the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high rank …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — -ōˈblēzh noun Etymology: French, literally, nobility obligates : the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior that is a concomitant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — obligation for member of the upper class to act in a certain way
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — noun Etymology: French, literally, nobility obligates Date: 1837 : the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — Pronunciation: n ō - ' bles- ə - ' bl ē zh Function: noun Etymology: F, literally, nobility obligates Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — [ ɒ'bli:ʒ ] privilege entails responsibility. → noblesse
Concise Oxford English vocab
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — [no.blesse oblige] n [F, lit., nobility obligates] (1837): the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high rank …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — noblesse oblige BrE AmE nəʊ ˌbles ə ʊ ˈbliːʒ ˌ•••ˈ• AmE noʊ ˌbles oʊ- —French [ nɔb lɛ sɔ bliːʒ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — / nəʊˌbles əˈbliːʒ; NAmE noʊ-/ noun [ U ] (from French ) the idea that people who have special advantages …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — no ‧ blesse o ‧ blige /nəʊˌbles əˈbliːʒ $ noʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — Noblesse oblige is the idea that people with advantages, for example those of a high social class, should help and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — Noblesse oblige is the idea that people with advantages, for example those of a high social class, should help and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
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NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
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NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
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NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
NOBLESSE OBLIGE — положение обязывает
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBLIGE — (compel) obligar (-ation, -atori, -ativ), fortiar; (do a favour) compleser (-ent)
English interlingue dictionary
OBLIGE — obligahin;palihog
English-Visayan vocabulary
OBLIGE — verb (~d; obliging) see: ligature Date: 14th century transitive verb to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOBLESSE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French noblesce, from noble Date: 13th century noble birth or condition, the members especially of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OBLIGE — əˈblīj verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English obligen, from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- to, against, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOBLESSE — nōˈbles noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English noblesse, noblesce, from Old French noblesce, from noble 1. : noble birth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBLIGE — (v. t.) To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to …
Английский словарь Webster
OBLIGE — (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.
Английский словарь Webster
NOBLESSE — (n.) The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females.
Английский словарь Webster
NOBLESSE — (n.) Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition.
Английский словарь Webster
NOBLESSE — ( n. ) The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOBLESSE — ( n. ) Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OBLIGE — — obligedly /euh bluy"jid lee/ , adv. — obligedness , n. — obliger , n. /euh bluyj"/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOBLESSE — n. state of being noble; nobility (French)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OBLIGE — verb ( obliged ; oblig·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French obliger, from Latin obligare, literally, to bind to, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOBLESSE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French noblesce, from noble Date: 13th century 1. : noble birth or condition 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBLIGE — vt to attach, as by a bond. 2. oblige ·vt to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put …
Webster English vocab
NOBLESSE — noun dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. 2. noblesse ·noun the nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and …
Webster English vocab
NOBLESSE — [ nəʊ'blɛs ] ■ noun the nobility of a foreign country. Phrases ~ oblige ɒ'bli:ʒ privilege entails responsibility. Origin Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OBLIGE — [oblige] vb obliged ; oblig.ing [ME, fr. OF obliger, fr. L obligare, lit., to bind to, fr. ob- toward + …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOBLESSE — [no.blesse] n [ME, fr. OF noblesce, fr. noble] (13c) 1: noble birth or condition 2: the members esp. of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OBLIGE — / əˈblaɪdʒ; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn to inf ] [ usually passive ] to force sb to do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBLIGE — o ‧ blige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb formal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: obliger , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OBLIGE — v. 1 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) constrain, compel. 2 tr. be binding on. 3 tr. a make indebted …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOBLESSE — n. the class of nobles (esp. of a foreign country). ø noblesse oblige privilege entails responsibility. [ME = nobility, f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OBLIGE — v. 1 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) constrain, compel. 2 tr. be binding on. 3 tr. a make indebted …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOBLESSE — n. the class of nobles (esp. of a foreign country). noblesse oblige privilege entails responsibility. [ ME = nobility, f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OBLIGE — v. 1. tr. (foll. by to + infin.) constrain, compel. 2 tr. be binding on. 3 tr. a make indebted …
Oxford English vocab
NOBLESSE — n. the class of nobles (esp. of a foreign country). Phrases and idioms: noblesse oblige privilege entails responsibility. Etymology: ME …
Oxford English vocab
OBLIGE — ( obliges, obliging, obliged) 1. If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBLIGE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES noblesse oblige COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB legally ▪ Because of this, the tobacco industry …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOBLESSE — oblige [noun] [U] - the idea that someone with power and influence should use their social position to help other …
Cambridge English vocab
OBLIGE — v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FORCE 2, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, make, shotgun 2 to do a service or courtesy …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NOBLESSE — n. [ Fr. ] Aristocracy, nobility.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
OBLIGE — verb 1. Synonyms: force 2, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, make, shotgun 2. to do a service or courtesy you will …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBLIGE — verb ADVERB ▪ duly ( BrE ) ▪ The fans were looking for another goal and Owen duly ~d (= …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OBLIGE — v. 25B6; verb both parties are obliged to accept the decision : REQUIRE, compel, bind, constrain, obligate, leave someone no …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBLIGE — v. 1 accommodate, indulge, favour, serve, please, cater to, gratify The hotelier obliged us with every luxury he had to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NOBLESSE — boneless
Anagrams English vocabulary
OBLIGE — verb 1 BAD : You can't oblige children to study if they don't want to. GOOD : You can't force …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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