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polite [pə'laɪt]∎ to be polite to sb être poli envers ou avec qn;∎ it is polite to ask first quand on est poli, on demande d'abord;∎ to make polite conversation faire la conversation;∎ she was very polite about my poems elle s'est montrée très diplomate dans ses commentaires sur mes poèmes(b) (refined → manners) raffiné, élégant►► polite society la bonne société, le beau monde -
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1 noun(a) (social community) société f;∎ it is a danger to society cela constitue un danger pour la société;∎ for the good of society dans l'intérêt de la société;∎ woman's place in society la place de la femme dans la société(b) (nation, group) société f;∎ primitive/industrial societies des sociétés fpl primitives/industrielles;∎ Western society la société occidentale∎ (high) society la haute société, le (beau ou grand) monde;∎ to make one's debut in society faire ses débuts dans le monde∎ to avoid the society of sb éviter la société de qn;∎ I do not care for their society je ne me plais pas en leur compagnie ou en leur société;∎ in polite society dans la bonne société ou le (beau) monde(e) (association, club) société f, association f; (for sports) club m, association f; School & University (for debating, study etc) société f;∎ charitable society œuvre f de charité, association f caritative(gossip, news, wedding) mondain; (hostess) de soirées mondaines;∎ a society man/woman un homme/une femme du monde, un mondain/une mondaine;∎ Press the society column la chronique mondaine►► the Society of Friends la Société des Amis (les Quakers);the Society of Jesus la Compagnie de Jésus;the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals = société américaine protectrice des animaux, ≃ la SPA;the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children = société américaine pour la protection de l'enfance;the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child = ligue américaine contre l'avortement -
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society [səˈsaɪətɪ]1. nouna. ( = social community) société fb. ( = high society) haute société f2. compounds[correspondent, news, photographer, wedding] mondain* * *[sə'saɪətɪ] 1.1) ( community) société f2) ( club) ( for social) association f; ( for mutual hobbies) club m; (for intellectual, business, contact) société f3) ( upper classes) (also high society) haute société f2.society gossip — échos mpl mondains
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polite [pəˈlaɪt]* * *[pə'laɪt]adjective poli (to avec, envers fml)in polite company ou society — en bonne société
to use the polite form — Linguistics utiliser le vouvoiement
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polite adj poli (to avec, envers fml) ; to be polite about sth faire des commentaires polis sur qch ; when I complimented her I was only being polite quand je l'ai complimentée c'était uniquement par politesse ; to make polite conversation échanger des politesses ; I made polite noises about his present je l'ai remercié de son cadeau pour la forme ; in polite company ou society en bonne société ; to keep a polite distance rester à une distance respectueuse ; to use the polite form Ling utiliser le vouvoiement, vouvoyer.
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