English → German
edel /ˈeːdḷ/
A
adjective
1 (reinrassig) thoroughbred ‹horse›; species ‹rose›
2 (großmütig) noble[-minded], high-minded ‹person›; noble ‹thought, gesture, feelings, deed›; honourable ‹motive›;
seine edle Gesinnung his nobility of mind or noble-mindedness
3 (wohlgeformt) finely shaped;
von edlem Wuchs of noble stature
4 (vortrefflich) fine ‹wine›; high-grade ‹wood, timber›;
die edlen Teile the vital parts [of the body]
5 (adlig) noble;
aus edlem Geschlecht of noble stock
B
adverb
edel handeln act nobly;
edel geformt finely fashioned