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1 decency
decency n1 ( good manners) politesse f ; common decency la simple politesse ; they might have had the decency to thank us ils auraient pu avoir la politesse or la correction de nous remercier ; you can't in all decency ask him to pay tu ne peux décemment pas lui demander de payer ;2 ( morality) he hasn't an ounce of decency il n'a pas le moindre sens moral ;3 ( propriety) convenances fpl ; ( in sexual matters) décence f ; he has no sense of decency il n'a aucun sens des convenances ; for the sake of decency par souci or respect des convenances ; to observe the decencies fml observer or respecter les convenances. -
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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
* * *n.Anstand -¨e m.Anständigkeit f.Schicklichkeit f. -
3 decency
ˈdi:snsɪ сущ.
1) а) благопристойность, приличие;
правила хорошего тона to serve the decencies ≈ соблюдать приличия breach of decency ≈ нарушение приличий, не соблюдение приличий in common decency ≈ из уважения к приличиям Syn: propriety, decorum б) вежливость;
любезность;
порядочность He didn't even have the decency to call. ≈ Он даже не потрудился позвонить. a spark of decency ≈ проблеск вежливости Syn: politeness, courtesy
2) мн. (the decencys) соблюдение приличий, соответствие правилам хорошего тона to observe the dicencies ≈ соблюдать приличия приличие;
благопристойность - * in dress скромность в одежде - * in conduct благопристойное поведение - in * благопристойно - in common * из уважения к приличиям - for *'s sake приличия ради - sense of * чувство приличия - breach of *, offence against * нарушение приличий - to have no idea of * не иметь ни малейшего представления о приличиях;
совершенно не стесняться - I can't with * refuse мой отказ будет выглядеть некрасиво /нехорошо/ вежливость;
порядочность - he had not the * to say "thank you" он даже "спасибо" не сказал - ordinary * demands it этого требует элементарная вежливость /порядочность/ pl соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона (тж. common decencies) - careless of the decencies бесцеремонный( устаревшее) уместность, пристойность;
соответствие - full of * вполне уместный;
пристойный ~ приличие, благопристойность;
a breach of decency нарушение приличий, декорума decency вежливость;
любезность;
порядочность ~ приличие, благопристойность;
a breach of decency нарушение приличий, декорума ~ приличие ~ (pl the decencys) соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона have the ~ to confess имейте совесть признаться;
to serve the decencies соблюдать приличия in common ~ из уважения к приличиям have the ~ to confess имейте совесть признаться;
to serve the decencies соблюдать приличия -
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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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[ʹdi:s(ə)nsı] n1. приличие; благопристойностьbreach of decency, offence against decency - нарушение приличий
to have no idea of decency - не иметь ни малейшего представления о приличиях; совершенно не стесняться
I can't with decency refuse - мой отказ будет выглядеть некрасиво /нехорошо/
2. вежливость; порядочностьhe had not the decency to say ❝thank you❞ - он даже «спасибо» не сказал
ordinary decency demands it - этого требует элементарная вежливость /порядочность/
3. pl соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона (тж. common decencies)4. уст. уместность, пристойность; соответствиеfull of decency - вполне уместный; пристойный
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6 decency
n. bescheidenheid, eerlijkheid[ die:snsie] 〈meervoud: decencies〉1 fatsoen(lijkheid) ⇒ betamelijkheid, welvoeglijkheid♦voorbeelden:for decency's sake • fatsoenshalve -
7 приличие
ср. decency, propriety, decorum;
мн. convenances франц. соблюдать приличияприлич|ие - с. deсеnсу, propriety, decorum;
для ~ия for decency`s/form`s sake, for the sake of decency;
соблюдать ~ия observe the proprieties;
~но decently;
он ~но выглядит he looks fairly well;
~ный
1. (пристойный) decent, decorous, seemly;
(порядочный) respectable;
2. разг. (хороший) decent, passable, good enough predic. ;
(изрядный) fair;
~ная зарплата fair wages;
~ная сумма tidy sum.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > приличие
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