gentle
suomi-englanti sanakirjagentle englannista suomeksi
kiltti, herttainen
helliä
kesyttää
hellävarainen
vähittäinen, loiva
lempeä
sävyisä
aateloida
jalosukuinen, ylhäinen
Verbi
Substantiivi
gentle englanniksi
(U) and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
(ux)
(RQ:Allingham China Governess)
(RQ:Walliams Ratburger)
(quote-journal)
(U) and easily managed.
(co)
(U) and respectful rather than rude.
Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
(RQ:Scott Peveril of the Peak)
1893-1897, (w) (editor), (w)
- British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple.
(RQ:Milton Of Education)
To become gentle.
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To ennoble.
(RQ:Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew) For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, / This day shall gentle his condition (..)
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
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{{quote-book|en|year=1996|author=William C. Loring|title=An American Romantic-realist Abroad: Templeton Strong and His Music|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810827660|page=201
A person of high birth.
(RQ:Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew)
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A maggot used as bait by anglers.
(quote-book)
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.