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1 decency
['diːsnsɪ] 1.1) (good manners, propriety) decenza f.2) (morality)2.* * *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.) decenza, decoro* * *decency /ˈdi:snsɪ/n.1 [u] decenza; rispettabilità: His essential decency was clear to everyone, che fosse una persona essenzialmente rispettabile era chiaro a tutti2 [u] decenza; correttezza: At least have the decency to apologize!, abbi almeno la decenza di chiedere scusa!; He has no sense of decency, non ha nessun senso di ciò che è giusto3 (pl., form.) convenienze (sociali); regole della decenza: to observe the common decencies, osservare le convenienze sociali (o le regole della decenza comune).* * *['diːsnsɪ] 1.1) (good manners, propriety) decenza f.2) (morality)2. -
2 decency de·cen·cy n
['diːs(ə)nsɪ](moral sense) rispetto per i valori umani, (propriety) decenza, decoroout of common decency — per gentilezza, se non altro
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