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1 polite
adj. artig, hövlig; belevad* * *(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) artig, hövlig- politely- politeness -
2 polite service
artig betjäning, hövlig service -
3 do the polite
låtsas vara artig -
4 over-polite
överdrivet artig -
5 gentleman
n. gentleman; adelsman* * *['‹entlmən]plural - gentlemen; noun( abbreviation gent)1) (a polite word for a man: Two gentlemen arrived this morning.) herre2) (a polite, well-mannered man: He's a real gentleman.) gentleman•- gents -
6 bring up
uppfostra* * *1) (to rear or educate: Her parents brought her up to be polite.) uppfostra, utbilda2) (to introduce (a matter) for discussion: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.) ta upp, föra fram -
7 ceremonious
adj. ceremoniell, högtids-* * *[-'məu-]adjective ((negative unceremonious) carefully formal or polite.) ceremoniös, omständlig, kruserlig -
8 civil
adj. medborgerlig; hövlig, artig* * *['sivl]1) (polite, courteous.) hövlig, artig2) (of the state or community: civil rights.) medborgerlig3) (ordinary; not military or religious: civil life.) civil4) (concerned with law cases which are not criminal.) civil[]•- civilian- civility
- civilly
- civil defence
- civil disobedience
- civil engineer
- civil liberties/rights
- civil servant
- civil service
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9 courteous
adj. artig* * *['kə:tiəs](polite; considerate and respectful: It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.) artig, hövlig- courteousness -
10 dear
adj. kär--------adv. dyrt--------interj. kors!, nej men!, kära nån!--------n. käraste, raring* * *[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dyr2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) rar, gullig3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) kär4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) kära, käre, bästa, bäste2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) raring, förtjusande person2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) kära du, käraste•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear! -
11 discourteous
adj. oartig, ohövlig* * *[dis'kə:tiəs](not polite; rude: a discourteous remark.) oartig -
12 etiquette
n. etikett, umgängesregler; etikett, märkning* * *['etiket](rules for correct or polite behaviour between people, or within certain professions: medical/legal etiquette.) etikett, hederskodex -
13 genteel
adj. från samhällets elit; artig; älskvärd; med uppförande* * *[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) []förnäm, gentil- genteelness -
14 gentlemanly
adj. gentlemannalik, artig, gemytlig* * *adjective ((of men) polite; well-mannered: gentlemanly behaviour.) gentlemannamässig, gentlemanna- -
15 gracious
adj. älskvärd, vänlig; behaglig; barmhärtig; nådig; charmfull* * *[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) vänlig, artig2) ((of God) merciful.) nådig -
16 impolite
adj. oartig* * *(not polite; rude: You must not be impolite to the teacher.) oartig- impoliteness -
17 lady
adj. feminin, kvinnlig--------n. dam, fru; lady* * *['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dam2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) [] dam3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady, adelsdam•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird -
18 madam
n. fru, madam; bordellmamma* * *['mædəm]plurals - madams, mesdames; noun(a polite form of address to a woman.) frun, fröken, damen -
19 manner
n. beteende, uppträdande; sätt, stil; vana, sed; (gott) uppförande* * *['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) sätt, vis2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) sätt [], beteende3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) gott uppförande, hyfs•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking -
20 many a
(a great number of: I've told him many a time to be more polite.) mången
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