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sable
noun
1. (animal) 
a. la marta cebellina (F) 
The sable went into its burrow when it saw a predator coming.La marta cebellina se metió en su madriguera cuando vio acercarse un depredador.
b. la marta cibelina (F) 
We saw a sable stalking a hare in the woods.Vimos una marta cibelina acechar a un liebre en el bosque.
2. (fur) 
a. la marta cibelina (F) 
Do you feel how soft this sable is?¿Sientes lo suave que es esta marta cibelina?
b. la marta cebellina (F) 
What type of fur do you prefer, ma'am? Mink or sable?¿Qué tipo de piel prefiere, señora? ¿Visón o marta cebellina?
3. (literary) (color) 
a. el sable (M) (in heraldry) 
The tincture belonging to one of the kings was vert, and the other's was sable.El esmalte de uno de los reyes era sinople, y el del otro era sable.
b. el negro (M) 
Sable is the color of her dress for the gala.Negro es el color de su vestido para la gala.
adjective
4. (literary) (color) 
a. negro 
She bought him a beautiful sable handkerchief.Le compró un hermoso pañuelo negro.
b. azabache 
Those satin sable sheets are so luxurious.Esas sábanas azabache de satén son muy lujosas.
5. (fur) 
a. de marta 
I bought her diamonds and a sable stole, but she still rejected my advances.Le compré diamantes y una estola de marta, pero aún así rechazó mis insinuaciones.
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sable
Noun
1. (animal) 
a. la marta cebellina (F) 
sable coatabrigo de marta
adjective
2. (literary) 
a. prieto(a), negro(a) (black) 
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sable [ˈseɪbl]
noun
(fur) marta (f) cibelina or cebellina; (colour) negro (m);
adjective
negro
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sable
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sable(
sah
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bleh
)
masculine noun
1. (weaponry) 
a. saber (United States) 
Los soldados iban armados de fusiles y sables.The soldiers were armed with rifles and sabers.
b. sabre (United Kingdom) 
Vi a un Samurai cortar una pelota de tenis en dos con su sable.I watched a Samurai cut a tennis ball in two with his sabre.
c. cutlass (short and curved) 
El prisionero fue decapitado con un sable.The prisoner was beheaded with a cutlass.
2. (heraldry) 
a. sable 
Los colores del escudo de armas de nuestra familia son sable y gules.The colors of our family's coat of arms are sable and gules.
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sable
Noun
1. (general) 
a. saber 
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sable
(arma) sabre; saber; (EEUU) cutlass
sable
(Heráldica) sable
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