noblesse oblige en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ (US)
- /nəʊˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. See noblesse and obliger.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.
Translations (25)
ja ノブレス・オブリージュ (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · et noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · hu a név kötelez (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · pt noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · ro noblețea obligă (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · nl adel verplicht (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · ko 노블레스 오블리주 (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · it noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · es nobleza obliga (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · pl szlachectwo zobowiązuje (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · sh плѐмство обавезује (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · nb adel forplikter (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · id noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · fi aateluus velvoittaa (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · ru нобле́с обли́ж (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · kmr xanedanî xwastin (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · hu a nemesség kötelez (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · cs vznešenost zavazuje (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · fr noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · da adel forpligter (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · nrf noblièche oblyige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · de Adel verpflichtet (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · cmn 貴族義務 /贵族义务 (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · nl noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) · sh plèmstvo obavezuje (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank)