nobility

nobiltà, aristocrazia

Persone di famiglie di alto rango sociale, con titoli spesso trasmessi dai genitori ai figli.

In inglese semplice: People from families with high social rank, often with titles passed from parents to children.

• The nobility owned most of the land.
• Members of the nobility gathered at the palace.
• Her family married into the French nobility.

Sinonimi: aristocracy

Espressioni comuni: the nobility, local nobility, member of nobility

nobiltà d’animo, magnanimità

Qualità di chi è onesto, generoso e degno di rispetto.

In inglese semplice: The quality of being honest, generous, and deserving respect.

• He showed nobility by forgiving them.
• We admired her nobility of character.
• There was quiet nobility in the way he cared for strangers.

Come si usa: nobility of something (Her actions revealed a nobility of spirit.)

Sinonimi: goodness, magnanimity

Contrari: meanness

Espressioni comuni: nobility of character, nobility of spirit, show nobility