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['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. -
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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 -
23 krztyn|a
Ⅰ f sgt pot. ounce, bit- nie ma krztyny talentu/rozumu he hasn’t got an ounce a. a bit of talent/common sense- miał jeszczę krztynę nadziei he still had a glimmer of hope- wypij jeszczę krztynę have a drop more- na dnie było jeszcze krztynę wody a. była jeszcze krztyna wody there was still a bit of water at the bottomⅡ krztynę adv. a bit- dopłacić jeszcze krztynę to pay a bit more- zdrzemnął się krztynę he had a bit of a nap pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > krztyn|a
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24 brin
brin [bʀɛ̃]masculine noun[d'herbe] blade ; [de bruyère, mimosa, muguet] sprig ; [d'osier] twig ; [de paille] wisp ; [de chanvre, lin] yarn ; [de corde, fil, laine] strand* * *bʀɛ̃nom masculin1) ( tige)un brin de muguet/persil — a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley
2) ( peu)* * *bʀɛ̃ nm1) [laine, ficelle] strand2) (= petite quantité)* * *brin nm1 ( tige) un brin de muguet/persil a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley; un brin de paille a wisp of straw; un brin d'herbe a blade of grass; du muguet à deux euros le brin lily-of-the-valley at two euros a sprig; couvert de brins d'herbe covered in bits of grass;2 ( peu) un brin de a bit of; faire un brin de toilette to have a quick wash GB, to wash up quickly US; faire un brin de causette to have a little chat; un brin exagéré/ennuyeux a touch exaggerated/boring; juste un brin just a touch; un beau brin de fille a gorgeous girl.[brɛ̃] nom masculin1. [filament] strandcorde/laine à trois brins three-ply rope/wool2. [tige - d'herbe] blade ; [ - d'osier] twig ; [ - de muguet, de persil] sprig ; [ - de bruyère, d'aubépine] sprig4. [parcelle]il n'a pas un brin de bon sens he hasn't an ounce ou a shred of common sensefaire un brin de: faire un brin de causette (à) ou avec quelqu'un (familier) to have a quick chat (with somebody)5. (locution)————————un brin... locution adverbiale -
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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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