sublime [səˈblaɪm]
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sublime
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 4.
sublime(
suh
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blaym
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (exalted)
a. sublime
The poet's sublime rhetoric and flowery language are lost on me.Yo no sé apreciar la retórica sublime y el lenguaje florido de este poeta.
2. (superb)
a. sensacional
You have to try his monkfish masala. It's sublime.Tienes que probar su rape con masala. Es sensacional.
b. magnífico
The way she sang the solo in the second movement was sublime.Su interpretación del solo en el segundo movimiento fue magnífica.
3. (utter)
a. supino (ignorance)
They prefer to remain in sublime ignorance rather than acknowledge the truth.Prefieren permanecer en la ignoracia supina antes que reconocer la verdad.
b. supremo (contempt or indifference)
The sublime indifference of Parisian waiters made me feel like a nobody.La suprema indiferencia de los meseros parisinos me hizo sentir una don nadie.
c. absoluto (contempt or indifference)
She gave him a look of sublime contempt as she passed by.Le lanzó una mirada de desprecio absoluto al pasar.
d. total (contempt or indifference)
His attitude shows sublime contempt for opinions that differ from his own.Su actitud refleja un total desdén por opiniones distintas de las suyas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
4. (that which inspires awe)
a. lo sublime
Wordsworth's poetry reflects his search for the sublime through pristine nature.La poesía de Wordsworth refleja su búsqueda de lo sublime a través de la naturaleza prístina.
sublimeNounadjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a.
from the sublime to the ridiculousde lo sublime a lo ridículo
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (beauty)
a. sublime
3. (ironic)
a. supino(a), sumo(a) (ignorance)
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