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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.) decencia, decorotr['diːsənsɪ]1 (seemliness) decencia, decoro1 convenciones nombre femenino plural socialesn.• buenas costumbres s.f.pl.• comodidades s.f.pl.• decencia s.f.• honestidad s.f.'diːsṇsia) u (of dress, conduct) decencia f, decoro mb) u ( propriety) buena educación f, consideración fc) decencies pl ( proper conduct) (frml)['diːsǝnsɪ]N1) (=propriety) decencia f, decoro moffence against decency — atentado m contra el pudor
2) (=politeness) educación fit is no more than common decency to let him know — hay que avisarle, aunque solo sea por una cuestión de educación
3) (=kindness) bondad f, amabilidad f4) decencies buenas costumbres fpl* * *['diːsṇsi]a) u (of dress, conduct) decencia f, decoro mb) u ( propriety) buena educación f, consideración fc) decencies pl ( proper conduct) (frml) -
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noun(propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, dieit 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* * *de·cen·cy[ˈdi:sən(t)si]nto show a little \decency etwas Anstand zeigento have the \decency to do sth die Liebenswürdigkeit haben, etw zu tun2. (approved behaviour)I hate funerals, but you must observe the decencies ich hasse Beerdigungen, aber man muss eben die Form wahren* * *['diːsənsI]n(= good manners etc) Anstand m; (of dress etc) Anständigkeit f; (of behaviour) Schicklichkeit fdecency 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
* * *decency [ˈdiːsnsı] s1. Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f:for decency’s sake anstandshalber2. Anständigkeit f:he had the decency to leave er war so anständig zu gehen3. pla) geziemende Formb) Anstand(sregeln) m(pl):observe the decencies den Anstand wahren4. pl Annehmlichkeiten pl (des Lebens)* * *noun(propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, dieit is [a matter of] common decency — es ist eine Frage des Anstands
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decency [ˈdi:sənsɪ]• common decency ( = good manners) la simple politesse• to have a sense of decency ( = seemliness) avoir de la pudeur* * *['diːsnsɪ]1) ( good manners) politesse fyou can't in all decency... — tu ne peux décemment pas...
2) ( morality)3) ( propriety) convenances fpl; ( in sexual matters) décence f -
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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.) anstændighed* * *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.) anstændighed -
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décence f;∎ for decency's sake pour respecter les convenances;∎ for decency's sake! un peu de décence!;∎ British an offence against public decency un outrage à la pudeur;∎ to have the (common) decency to do sth avoir la décence de faire qch;∎ the decencies les convenances;∎ to observe the decencies observer les convenances -
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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.) anstendighet, sømmelighetsubst. \/ˈdiːsnsɪ\/1) anstendighet, sømmelighet2) ærbarhet3) det passende, det tilbørligein (common) decency ( in all decency) for anstendighets skyld, for skams skyldobserve the decencies oppføre seg sømmelig, holde på formene -
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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.) spodobnost* * *[dí:snsi]nounspodobnost, dostojnost, vljudnost -
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noun1) приличие, благопристойность; a breach of decency нарушение приличий, декорума; in common decency из уважения к приличиям; have the decency to confess имейте совесть признаться; to serve the decencies соблюдать приличия2) вежливость; любезность; порядочность3) (pl.) (the decencys) соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона* * *(n) благопристойность; вежливость; порядочность; правила хорошего тона; приличие; пристойность; соблюдение приличий; соответствие; уместность* * *благопристойность, приличие; правила хорошего тона* * *[de·cen·cy || 'diːsnsɪ] n. приличие, благопристойность, вежливость, порядочность, любезность* * *благопристойностьвежливостьдекорумалюбезностьпорядочностьприличие* * *1) а) благопристойность, приличие; правила хорошего тона б) вежливость 2) мн. (the decencys) соблюдение приличий, соответствие правилам хорошего тона -
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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.) velsæmi -
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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.) decoro* * *de.cen.cy[d'i:sənsi] n decência, decoro, modéstia, honestidade, propriedade, asseio. -
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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.)* * *pieklājība; pieklājības normas; laipnība -
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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.) padorumas -
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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.) slušnost, mravnost* * *• slušnost• mravopočestnost -
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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.) mravnosť, slušnosť* * *• slušné vystupovanie• slušnost• slušné vyjadrovanie sa• mravopocestnost• mravnost -
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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.) decenţă, bună-creştere -
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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.) ευπρέπεια, αξιοπρέπεια -
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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.) décence, bienséance -
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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.) decência, decoro -
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nounമര്യാദ, യോഗ്യത, ഔചിത്യം -
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1. n приличие; благопристойность2. n вежливость; порядочность3. n соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона4. n уст. уместность, пристойность; соответствиеfull of decency — вполне уместный; пристойный
Синонимический ряд:1. decorum (adj.) decorum; dignity; propriety; respectability2. goodness (noun) goodness; integrity; morality; probity; rectitude; rightness3. grace (noun) conscience; grace4. honesty (noun) correctness; decorum; dignity; etiquette; honesty; propriety; respectability; righteousness; seemliness5. virtue (noun) chastity; modesty; purity; virtue; virtuousnessАнтонимический ряд:
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decency — ► NOUN (pl. decencies) 1) decent behaviour. 2) (decencies) standards of propriety … English terms dictionary
decency — noun (U) 1 a quality in someone s character that makes them honest and polite and makes them have respect for other people: a judgement that reflects the decency and good sense of the American people 2 acceptable behaviour, especially moral and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
decency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common, human ▪ a lack of common decency ▪ basic, simple ▪ moral ▪ pub … Collocations dictionary
decency — noun 1) standards of taste and decency Syn: propriety, decorum, good taste, respectability, dignity, correctness, good form, etiquette; morality, virtue, modesty, delicacy 2) he didn t have the decency to tell me Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
decency — noun 1) standards of taste and decency Syn: propriety, decorum, good taste, respectability, morality, virtue, modesty 2) he didn t have the decency to tell me Syn: courtesy, politeness, good manners … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
decency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1567 1. archaic a. fitness b. orderliness 2. a. the quality or state of being decent ; propriety b … New Collegiate Dictionary
decency — noun the quality of being decent; propriety … Wiktionary
decency — noun (plural decencies) 1》 decent behaviour. ↘(decencies) the requirements of acceptable behaviour: an appeal to common decencies. 2》 (decencies) things required for a reasonable standard of living … English new terms dictionary
decency — de|cen|cy [ disnsi ] noun uncount behavior that is moral, good, or reasonable: No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. common decency (=standards of decency that most people should have): It would have been only common … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decency — UK [ˈdiːs(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈdɪs(ə)nsɪ] noun Word forms decency : singular decency plural decencies 1) [uncountable] behaviour that is moral, good, or reasonable No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. It would have been… … English dictionary
decency — [ˈdiːs(ə)nsi] noun [U] behaviour that is moral, good, or reasonable You should at least have the decency to say you re sorry![/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
