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"Noble" is an adjective which is often translated as "noble", and "hidalgo" is a noun which is often translated as "gentleman". Learn more about the difference between "noble" and "hidalgo" below.
noble(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. noble
Las familias nobles de hace siglos vivían con lujos que la gente moderna ven como necesidades.Noble families from centuries ago lived with luxuries that modern people think of as necessities.
a. noble
Alicia es muy noble. Pasa las tardes visitando a niños enfermos en el hospital.Alicia is very noble. She spends her afternoons visiting sick children in the hospital.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (aristocrat)
a. nobleman (masculine)
Era un noble del siglo XIX cuando fue a la guerra y un realista cínico cuando volvió.He was a 19th century nobleman when he went to war, and a cynical realist when he returned.
b. noblewoman (feminine)
Es la historia de una noble británica que se enamora del jardinero.It's the story of a British noblewoman who falls in love with the gardener.
los nobles
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. nobility
Los nobles asistían a la corte del rey en todos los grandes festivales.The nobility attended the king's court at all the major festivals.
el hidalgo, la hidalga, hidalgo(
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dahl
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. gentleman (masculine)
Al hidalgo siempre le acompañaba su fiel escudero.The gentleman was always accompanied by his faithful squire.
b. gentlewoman (feminine)
Mariana era una hidalga que se dedicaba a las artes en la corte del rey.Mariana was a gentlewoman dedicated to the arts in the king's court.
c. nobleman (masculine)
Todos en palacio respetaban al hidalgo.Everyone in the palace respected the nobleman.
d. noblewoman (feminine)
La hidalga era valiente y no necesitaba la escolta de ningún caballero.The noblewoman was brave and needed no gentleman as an escort.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (benevolent)
