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'di:snt1) (fairly good; of fairly good quality: a decent standard of living.) decente2) (kindly, tolerant or likeable: He's a decent enough fellow.) amable3) (not vulgar or immoral; modest: Keep your language decent!) decente•- decency- decently
decent adj decentetr['diːsənt]1 (socially acceptable- dress, behaviour, language) decente, decoroso,-a; (person) decente, honrado,-a■ are you decent? ¿estás presentable?2 (adequate - meal, wage, housing) decente, adecuado,-a3 familiar (nice, kind) bueno,-a, amable■ that's jolly decent of you, old chap! ¡muy amable de tu parte, querido amigo!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do the decent thing hacer lo que es correcto, hacer lo que se debedecent ['di:sənt] adj1) correct, proper: decente, decoroso, correcto2) clothed: vestido, presentable3) modest: púdico, modesto4) adequate: decente, adecuadodecent wages: paga adecuadaadj.• decente adj.• honesto, -a adj.'diːsṇt1)a) ( appropriate) <language/conduct/dress> decente, decorosoare you decent? — ¿estás presentable?
to do the decent thing — hacer* lo que corresponde or es correcto
b) ( respectable) decente2) ( acceptable) < person> pasable, aceptable; <meal/housing> decente, como es debido3) ( kind) amable['diːsǝnt]ADJ1) (=respectable) [person, house] decente; (=proper) [clothes, behaviour, language] decoroso, decenteare you decent? — hum ¿estás visible?
2) (=kind) amablehe was very decent to me — fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo
3) (=passable) [salary, meal] adecuado, decente* * *['diːsṇt]1)a) ( appropriate) <language/conduct/dress> decente, decorosoare you decent? — ¿estás presentable?
to do the decent thing — hacer* lo que corresponde or es correcto
b) ( respectable) decente2) ( acceptable) < person> pasable, aceptable; <meal/housing> decente, como es debido3) ( kind) amable
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