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Noun [English]

IPA: /nəʊˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/ [UK], /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ [US]
Rhymes: -iːʒ Etymology: Borrowed from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. See noblesse and obliger. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|noblesse oblige|lit=nobility obliges}} French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=noblesse oblige}} noblesse oblige (uncountable)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: noblesse oblige Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nobility Translations (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank): 貴族義務 (Chinese Mandarin), 贵族义务 (guìzú yìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), vznešenost zavazuje [feminine] (Czech), adel forpligter (Danish), adel verplicht [masculine] (Dutch), noblesse oblige (Estonian), aateluus velvoittaa (Finnish), noblesse oblige [masculine] (French), Adel verpflichtet [phrase] (German), a nemesség kötelez (Hungarian), a név kötelez (Hungarian), noblesse oblige (Indonesian), noblesse oblige [masculine] (Italian), ノブレス・オブリージュ (noburesu oburīju) (Japanese), 노블레스 오블리주 (nobeulleseu obeulliju) (Korean), noblièche oblyige [masculine] (Norman), xanedanî xwastin (Northern Kurdish), adel forplikter (Norwegian Bokmål), szlachectwo zobowiązuje (Polish), noblesse oblige [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), noblețea obligă [feminine] (Romanian), нобле́с обли́ж (noblés oblíž) [masculine] (Russian), плѐмство обавезује [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), plèmstvo obavezuje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), nobleza obliga [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

Phrase [French]

IPA: /nɔ.blɛ.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/, /nɔ.ble.s‿ɔ.bliʒ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-noblesse oblige.wav
Rhymes: -iʒ Etymology: Literally, “nobility obliges”. See noblesse and obliger. Etymology templates: {{m-g|nobility obliges}} “nobility obliges”, {{lit|nobility obliges}} Literally, “nobility obliges” Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} noblesse oblige
  1. noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them Wikipedia link: fr:Noblesse oblige (expression) Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-noblesse_oblige-fr-phrase-jiY6yp75 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Indonesian]

Forms: noblesse oblige ku [first-person, possessive], noblesse oblige mu [possessive, second-person], noblesse oblige nya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|id|fr|noblesse oblige|lit=nobility obliges}} Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”) Head templates: {{id-noun}} noblesse oblige (first-person possessive noblesse obligeku, second-person possessive noblesse obligemu, third-person possessive noblesse obligenya)
  1. noblesse oblige: the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /noˈblɛs oˈbliʒ/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|fr|noblesse oblige|lit=nobility obliges}} Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|-|nolinkhead=1}} noblesse oblige m (uncountable)
  1. noblesse oblige (the honourable/honorable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-noblesse_oblige-it-noun-MXlVrB4C

Phrase [Italian]

IPA: /noˈblɛs oˈbliʒ/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|fr|noblesse oblige|lit=nobility obliges}} Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”) Head templates: {{it-pos|phrase|nolinkhead=1}} noblesse oblige
  1. noble or more generally high-ranked people have honourable/honorable obligations towards lower-ranked or less fortunate ones, and should behave nobly towards them Synonyms: la nobiltà fa obbligo
    Sense id: en-noblesse_oblige-it-phrase-MuwynloT Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Noun [Portuguese]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”), primarily used as a phrase. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|fr|noblesse oblige|lit=nobility obliges}} Unadapted borrowing from French noblesse oblige (literally “nobility obliges”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mf|-|nolinkhead=1}} noblesse oblige m or f (uncountable)
  1. noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) Tags: feminine, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-noblesse_oblige-pt-noun-VxLqgZY1 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese feminine nouns",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese multiword terms",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns with multiple genders",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from French",
        "Portuguese terms derived from French",
        "Portuguese unadapted borrowings from French",
        "Portuguese uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noblesse oblige",
          "noblesse oblige#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "noblesse oblige"
}

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