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he could have had the decency to tell me

  • 1 decency

    noun
    (propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, die

    it is [a matter of] common decency — es ist eine Frage des Anstands

    * * *
    noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) der Anstand
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    de·cen·cy
    [ˈdi:sən(t)si]
    n
    1. no pl (social respectability) Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f; (goodness) Anständigkeit f
    to show a little \decency etwas Anstand zeigen
    to have the \decency to do sth die Liebenswürdigkeit haben, etw zu tun
    2. (approved behaviour)
    ▪ decencies pl Anstandsformen pl
    I hate funerals, but you must observe the decencies ich hasse Beerdigungen, aber man muss eben die Form wahren
    3. AM (basic comforts)
    ▪ decencies pl Annehmlichkeiten pl
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    ['diːsənsI]
    n
    (= good manners etc) Anstand m; (of dress etc) Anständigkeit f; (of behaviour) Schicklichkeit f

    decency demands that... — der Anstand fordert, dass...

    it's only common decency to... — es gehört sich einfach, zu...

    he could have had the decency to tell me — er hätte es mir anständigerweise auch sagen können

    I hope you'll have the decency to tell me — ich hoffe, du wirst die Anständigkeit besitzen, es mir zu sagen

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    decency [ˈdiːsnsı] s
    1. Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f:
    for decency’s sake anstandshalber
    2. Anständigkeit f:
    he had the decency to leave er war so anständig zu gehen
    3. pl
    a) geziemende Form
    b) Anstand(sregeln) m(pl):
    observe the decencies den Anstand wahren
    4. pl Annehmlichkeiten pl (des Lebens)
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    noun
    (propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, die

    it is [a matter of] common decency — es ist eine Frage des Anstands

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    n.
    Anstand -¨e m.
    Anständigkeit f.
    Schicklichkeit f.

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