"nabob" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈneɪbɑb\, \ˈneɪbɒb\
  1. Nabab, prince de l'Inde moghole.
    Sense id: fr-nabob-en-noun-s-lSJMBr
  2. Personne riche, nabab. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: fr-nabob-en-noun-INw1Olku Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Personne ayant un style maniéré et grandiose. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: fr-nabob-en-noun-2vl4EBJV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for nabob meaning in Anglais (1.8kB)

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en arabe",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en ourdou",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en persan",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1612) De l'ourdou نواب, navāb, du persan, de l'arabe نُوَّاب, nuwwāb, pluriel honorifique de نَائِب, nāʾib."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Nabab, prince de l'Inde moghole."
      ],
      "id": "fr-nabob-en-noun-s-lSJMBr"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "AndrewRoberts, Napoleon the Great, Penguin Books, 2014, p. 60",
          "text": "According to Lucien's memoirs, during this period of complete flux in his career Napoleon even contemplated joining the East India Company's army, albeit more for for its financial than military advantages, saying ‘I will return in a few years a rich nabob, bringing some handsome dowries for my three sisters.’"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Personne riche, nabab."
      ],
      "id": "fr-nabob-en-noun-INw1Olku",
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Personne ayant un style maniéré et grandiose."
      ],
      "id": "fr-nabob-en-noun-2vl4EBJV",
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈneɪbɑb\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(États-Unis)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈneɪbɒb\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(Royaume-Uni)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nabob"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en arabe",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en ourdou",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en persan",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(1612) De l'ourdou نواب, navāb, du persan, de l'arabe نُوَّاب, nuwwāb, pluriel honorifique de نَائِب, nāʾib."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Nabab, prince de l'Inde moghole."
      ]
    },
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        "Exemples en anglais à traduire"
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        {
          "ref": "AndrewRoberts, Napoleon the Great, Penguin Books, 2014, p. 60",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Personne riche, nabab."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Personne ayant un style maniéré et grandiose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈneɪbɑb\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(États-Unis)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈneɪbɒb\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(Royaume-Uni)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nabob"
}

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