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1 respectable
respectable [rɪ'spektəbəl](a) (socially proper, worthy) respectable, convenable, comme il faut;∎ a thoroughly respectable part of town un quartier tout à fait comme il faut;∎ I'm a respectable married woman! je suis une femme mariée et respectable!;∎ that's not done in respectable society ça ne se fait pas dans la bonne société;∎ to be outwardly respectable avoir l'apparence de la respectabilité;∎ I'm sure he had a very respectable reason je suis sûr qu'il avait une raison tout à fait respectable ou honorable;∎ to make oneself (look) respectable se préparer;∎ I'm not respectable, YOU answer the door va ouvrir, je ne suis pas présentable∎ a respectable actor un acteur qui n'est pas dénué de talent;∎ a respectable first novel un premier roman qui n'est pas dénué d'intérêt;∎ I play a respectable game of golf je joue passablement bien au golf;∎ a respectable number of people un bon nombre de gens;∎ he left a respectable tip il a laissé un pourboire correctUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > respectable
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2 outwardly
outwardly [ˈaʊtwədlɪ][calm] extérieurement ; [respectable] en apparence* * *['aʊtwədlɪ]adverb ( apparently) en apparence
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