patrician

[US]/pə'trɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/pə'trɪʃən/
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Translation

n. en medlem av den herskende klassen i antikken Roma; en adelig eller innflytelsesrik person
adj. som likner eller er karakteristisk for en adelig i antikken Roma
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a proud, patrician face.

en stolt, patrisisk ansikt.

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

Den gamle patrisien ble gravlagt i familienes kiste.

Hers was not the clipped, patrician charm of Katharine Hepburn, or the coquettish zaniness of Carole Lombard.

Hennes var ikke den klippte, aristokratiske sjarmen til Katharine Hepburn, eller den kokette sprudlingen til Carole Lombard.

Real-world Examples

He looked every inch a patrician figure, with his tweed suits and walrus moustache.

Han så ut som en rett patricisk figur, med sine tweed-kleder og valgmoskede mustashe.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

According to The Bump, Patrick means " patrician" and " noble" and is of Latin origin.

Ifølge The Bump betyr Patrick "patricisk" og "noble" og har latinsk opphav.

Source: The importance of English names.

People physically, I was round and stout not at all patrician.

Fysisk sett var jeg rund og stolt, ikke i det minste patricisk.

Source: 1The Eternal Validity of the Soul

The father was a patrician because he once invented an advanced machine pattern.

Faren var en patricisk fordi han engang oppfant en avansert maskinemønster.

Source: Pan Pan

It is like some penurious patrician who has sunk into the company of his inferiors.

Det er som en fattig patricisk som har falt ned i selskapet til sine underordnede.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Originally of the Plebian class, the family was raised to ruling Patrician status under

Opprinnelig av plebeians klassen ble familien hevet til styrende patricisk status under

Source: Character Profile

He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face.

Han ritt på halsen bak sin medspiller, grinning mens han noterte den sultne blikket på den andre's patriciske ansikt.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

The two social classes in early Rome were the patricians, which consisted of the upper class and the lower class called the plebeians.

De to sosiale klassene i tidlig Roma var patricierne, som besto av den øvre klassen og den nedre klassen kalt plebeianerne.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

When they heard Paul's sermons the Roman patricians must have shaken their heads in disapproval, for this was hardly the language of the law.

Når de hørte Pauls predikninger må de romerske patricierne ha rystet på hodene i forakt, for dette var nesten ikke språket til loven.

Source: A Brief History of the World

But to help take care of plebeian social concerns, the Romans developed a practice called patronage, in which a given patrician served as patron.

Men for å hjelpe til med å se etter plebeians sosiale bekymringer, utviklet romerne en praksis kalt patronat, hvor en gitt patricisk tjente som patron.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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