Portuguese

Adjective

nobre m, f ‎(plural nobres, comparable)

1. noble (pertaining to nobility)

   Minha família tem sangue nobre.‎

   My family has noble blood.

2. noble; honorable; virtuous (morally good)

   Aquela doação foi um ato bastante nobre.‎

   That donation was quite a noble act.

3. high-end; high-quality; prized (having exceptionally high quality)
   1. (carpentry, of wood) dense and resistant

      Não tive dinheiro para construir a escadaria de madeira nobre, então usei pinho.‎

      I didn’t have money to build the staircase with prized wood, so I used pine.

   2. (cooking, of fish) having few or no bones in its meat

      O atum é um peixe nobre.‎

      Tuna is a boneless fish.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to nobility): aristocrático, cortês, fidalgo
• (having honourable qualities): digno, honorável, virtuoso

Derived terms

• causa nobre

Noun

nobre m f (plural nobres)

1. noble; aristocrat

Synonyms

• (noble; aristocrat): aristocrata, fidalgo

Related terms