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gentleman |
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caballero
adjective
1. gentlemanly (cortés)
masculine noun
2. gentleman (señor); sir (al dirigir la palabra)
- ser todo un caballero -> to be a real gentleman
- caballeros -> gents; (en letrero) (en aseos) menswear (en grandes almacenes)
3. knight (miembro de una orden)
- armar caballero a alguien -> to knight somebody
- caballero andante -> knight errant
4. nobleman (noble)
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caballero [cah-bal-lyay’-ro]
noun
1. 1 Knight. (m)
2. Cavalier, knight. (m)
3. A nobleman. (m)
4. A gentleman. (m)
- Cosas indignas de un caballero -> things unworthy of a gentleman
- Es un mal caballero -> he’s no gentleman
5. A rider. (m)
6. Horseman, soldier on horseback. (m)
7. Cavalier, a sort of fortification. (m)
8. Redlegged horseman, gambet. (Ornate) (n)
9. Caballero andante, knight errant. (n)
- Armar a uno caballero -> to knight, to make one a knight
- Caballero de industria -> a defrauder, a knave
- Meterse a caballero, to assume the character of a gentleman or knight. Ir caballer -> or caballera, to go on horseback
adjective
1. Applied to a person who goes on horseback.
- Ir caballero en burro -> (Coll.) to ride on an ass
"caballero" in the Phrasebook
| He is an officer and a gentleman. | Es un oficial y un caballero. | |||||
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| Spoken like a gent. | Hablado como un caballero | |||||
| Money talks | Poderoso caballero es Don Dinero. | |||||
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Money makes the world go round.
Money is very important in life.
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Poderoso caballero es Don Dinero.
El dinero es muy importante en la vida.
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A Knight in shining armour.
a knight in shining armor
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un caballero de (la) brillante armadura
literalmente: un caballero en armadura brillante
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"caballero" in the Answers forum
| Q: | Margarita Pareja era (por los años de 1765) la hija más mimada de don Raimundo Pareja,… |
| A: | Margarita Pareja (Young) was (by the year 1765) the most pampered (spoiled) daughter of Sir ([title of honor and dignity][1]) Raymond Pareja , Knight… |
| Q: | I need two sentences using the word caballero. |
| A: | Un verdadero caballero se levanta para darle su asiento a una dama. --- A true gentleman gets up to give a lady his seat. ¿Caballero, me puede decir… |
| Q: | caballero, canalla,caballero, llorar,llamada,llevar, calle....Double {L}… |
| A: | There is a dialectual difference in some areas. In some dialects the word 'cayó' and the word 'calló' would have different sounds. In other areas it… |
| Q: | La Palabra del Día : el caballero |
| A: | Here is a little anecdote. It was cold, and a young man lent me his jacket. I thanked him, saying, "eres un caballo", instead of course, of saying, "eres… |
| Q: | El hombre caballero |
| A: | Not quite. The word you're thinking of is "caballeroso". You can say: "Un hombre caballeroso", but *never* (for obvious reasons, I hope), "un caballero… |
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