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41 decoro
m.1 decency, decorum.2 dignity.vivir con decoro to live decentlypres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: decorar.* * *2 (pudor) modesty, decency\guardar el decoro a alguien to show respect for somebody* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=decencia, dignidad) decorum, decency2) (=honor) honour, honor (EEUU), respect* * *masculino (pudor, respeto) decorumguardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety
* * *= propriety, decency, decorum.Ex. Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.----* falta de decoro = impropriety.* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.* * *masculino (pudor, respeto) decorumguardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety
* * *= propriety, decency, decorum.Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.* * *1(dignidad): vivir con decoro to have a decent standard of living2 (pudor, respeto) decorumguardar el debido decoro to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety* * *
Del verbo decorar: ( conjugate decorar)
decoro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
decoró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
decorar
decoro
decorar ( conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
to decorate
decoro sustantivo masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum
decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
' decoro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decorar
- vergüenza
English:
propriety
- respectability
- decency
- decorum
* * *decoro nm1. [pudor] decency, decorum;guardar el decoro to maintain one's decorum;saber guardar el decoro to know how to behave properly o appropriately;hablar con decoro to speak with propriety2. [dignidad] dignity;vivir con decoro to live decently* * *m decorum;guardar el decoro maintain decorum* * *decoro nm: decorum, propriety -
42 impudicia
f.1 immodesty.2 indecency, impudicity, lewdness, unchastity.3 shamelessness.4 indecent act.* * *1 immodesty* * *SF (=desvergüenza) immodesty, shamelessness; (=obscenidad) lewdness; (=lascivia) lechery* * *femenino (frml)a) ( obscenidad) indecencyb) ( desvergüenza) shamelessness* * *= ribaldry.Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.* * *femenino (frml)a) ( obscenidad) indecencyb) ( desvergüenza) shamelessness* * *= ribaldry.Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
* * *1 ( frml) (obscenidad) indecencyla impudicia de algunas escenas de la película the indecency of some of the scenes in the movie2 (desvergüenza) shamelessnessse desnudó con impudicia delante de todo el mundo she got undressed, quite shamelessly, in front of everyone* * *impudicia nfimmodesty;viste con impudicia she dresses rather immodestly* * *f shamelessness -
43 obscenidad
f.1 obscenity.2 obscene act, immoral act, indecency, indecent act.* * *1 obscenity* * *SF obscenity* * *femenino obscenity* * *= nastiness, obscenity, bawdiness, ribaldry, rude remark.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.Ex. The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.* * *femenino obscenity* * *= nastiness, obscenity, bawdiness, ribaldry, rude remark.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.* * *1 (cosa obscena) obscenityle gritó una sarta de obscenidades he yelled a string of obscenities at heruna revista pornográfica, llena de obscenidades a pornographic magazine, full of obscene material2 (cualidad) obscenity* * *
obscenidad sustantivo femenino obscenity
' obscenidad' also found in these entries:
English:
filth
- smut
- obscenity
* * *obscenidad nfobscenity* * *f obscenity* * *obscenidad nf: obscenity -
44 procacidad
f.1 obscenity (desvergüenza).2 impudence, scurrility.3 impudicity.* * *1 (atrevimiento) impudence; (insolencia) insolence* * *SF1) [de persona] (=desvergüenza) insolence, impudence; (=descaro) brazenness2) [de comentario, chiste] indecency, obscenity* * *femenino (de chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; ( del lenguaje) obscenity* * *= ribaldry.Ex. Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.* * *femenino (de chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; ( del lenguaje) obscenity* * *= ribaldry.Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
* * *(de un chiste, comentario) indecency, lewdness; (del lenguaje) obscenity* * *procacidad nf1. [desvergüenza] obscenity2. [acto] indecent act -
45 profano
adj.profane, worldly, irreligious.f. & m.1 lay person, non-specialist.2 layman.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profanar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no sagrado) profane, secular2 (no experto) lay► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\ser profano,-a en la materia to know nothing about the subject* * *profano, -a1. ADJ1) (=laico) profane, secular2) (=irrespetuoso) irreverent3) (=no experto) lay, uninitiated; (=ignorante) ignorantsoy profano en música — I don't know anything about music, I'm a layman when it comes to music
4) (=deshonesto) indecent, immodest2.SM / F (=inexperto) layman/laywoman; (=ajeno) outsider* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex. Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.----* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *A1 (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane ( frml); ‹fiesta› secular2 (antirreligioso) profane, irreverentB(no especializado): soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subjectmasculine, feminineB (no especialista) non-specialistsu nombre no dice demasiado a los profanos his name doesn't mean much to the non-specialist o the layperson o the layman* * *
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar)
profano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
profanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
profanar
profano
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano◊ -na adjetivo
1
‹ fiesta› secular
2 ( no especializado):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Relig) (m) layman;
(f) laywoman
2 ( no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson
(hombre) layman
(mujer) laywoman
' profano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profana
- temporal
English:
lay
- profane
- secular
* * *profano, -a♦ adj1. [no sagrado] profane, secular;literatura/música profana secular literature/music2. [ignorante] ignorant, uninitiated;soy profano en la materia I'm a layman when it comes to that subject, I know nothing about the subject♦ nm,flayman, f laywoman;soy un profano en cuestiones de economía I'm a layman when it comes to economics, I know nothing about economics* * *I adj figlay atrII m layman* * *profano, -na adj1) : profane2) : worldly, secularprofano, -na n: nonspecialist -
46 propasarse
pron.v.to go too far.* * *1 to go too far* * *VPR (=excederse) to go too far, overstep the bounds; [sexualmente] to take liberties, overstep the bounds of propriety* * *verbo pronominala) ( excederse) to go too far, overstep the markb) ( en sentido sexual)* * *= go + too far.Ex. He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.* * *verbo pronominala) ( excederse) to go too far, overstep the markb) ( en sentido sexual)* * *= go + too far.Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.
* * *propasarse [A1 ]1 (excederse) to go too far, overstep the marksiempre te propasas con tus bromas you always go too far with your jokesno te propases bebiendo don't overdo it with the drink2 (en sentido sexual) propasarse CON algn to make a pass AT sbintentó propasarse conmigo he made a pass at me, he tried it on with me ( colloq)* * *
propasarse ( conjugate propasarse) verbo pronominal
b) ( en sentido sexual) propasarse CON algn to make a pass at sb
propasarse verbo reflexivo to go too far
* * *propasarse vpr1. [excederse] to go too far ( con with);creo que te propasas con el tabaco I think you overdo it with the smoking2.propasarse con alguien [sexualmente] to make indecent advances to sb* * *v/r go too far* * *propasarse vr: to go too far, to overstep one's bounds -
47 pudendo
adj.1 shameful.2 pudendal.* * *► adjetivo1 (feo) ugly; (indecente) indecent* * *1.ADJpartes pudendas — private parts, pudenda frm
2.SM (=pene) penis* * *----* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.* * ** Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.* * *pudendo, -a adjpartes pudendas private parts* * *adj:partes pudendas pudenda pl, private parts -
48 pudor
m.1 shyness (recato).2 modesty (modestia).3 bashfulness, modesty, decorum, pudendum.* * *1 (decencia) decency2 (modestia) modesty* * *SM1) (=recato) modesty; (=timidez) shyness; (=vergüenza) (sense of) shame, (sense of) decencycon pudor — modestly, discreetly
alardea sin pudor de su riqueza — she boasts unashamedly o openly about her wealth
2) (=castidad) chastity, virtue* * *a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off
b) ( reserva) reserve* * *= decorum, bashfulness.Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.Ex. In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.* * *a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off
b) ( reserva) reserve* * *= decorum, bashfulness.Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.
Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.* * *1 (recato sexual) modesty ( arch)no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes offme parece una falta de pudor I think it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency2 (reserva) reservenos habló sin pudor alguno de sus dificultades económicas he talked to us very openly o frankly about his financial problems* * *
pudor sustantivo masculino
◊ no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off;
es una falta de pudor it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency
pudor m (vergüenza) shame: no tiene pudor, he has no sense of decency
' pudor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decencia
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- desvergüenza
- embarazar
- honestidad
- vergüenza
- decoro
- recato
English:
decency
- impurity
- modesty
* * *pudor nm1. [recato] shyness;[vergüenza] (sense of) shame;no se ducha en público por pudor he's too embarrassed o shy to have a shower in front of other people2. [modestia] modesty* * *m modesty* * *pudor nm: modesty, reserve -
49 vulgaridad
f.1 vulgarity.hacer/decir una vulgaridad to do/say something vulgar2 banality.3 gross remark, gross comment, indecent remark, vulgarity.4 gross action, vulgar act, vulgar action.* * *1 (grosería) vulgarity, coarseness2 (banalidad) banality, triviality\* * *SF1) (=cualidad) vulgarity, coarseness2) (=frase) vulgar o coarse expression* * *a) ( cualidad) vulgarity, coarsenessla vulgaridad de sus modales — his vulgar o coarse manners
b) (dicho, hecho)no hagas/digas esas vulgaridades — don't be so vulgar
* * *= vulgarity.Ex. To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.* * *a) ( cualidad) vulgarity, coarsenessla vulgaridad de sus modales — his vulgar o coarse manners
b) (dicho, hecho)no hagas/digas esas vulgaridades — don't be so vulgar
* * *= vulgarity.Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
* * *1 (cualidad) vulgarity, coarsenessno tolero la vulgaridad de sus modales I can't stand his vulgar o coarse manners2(dicho, hecho): me sorprende que hagas/digas esas vulgaridades I'm surprised that you do/say such vulgar o coarse things* * *
vulgaridad sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) vulgarity, coarseness
vulgaridad sustantivo femenino
1 vulgarity
2 (comentario, etc) vulgar remark/act
' vulgaridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guarrada
English:
vulgarity
* * *vulgaridad nf1. [cualidad] vulgarity2. [objeto, hecho vulgar]hacer/decir una vulgaridad to do/say something vulgar;llevar tantas joyas me parece una vulgaridad I think it's terribly vulgar to wear so much jewellery* * *f vulgarity* * *vulgaridad nf: vulgarity -
50 relajo
m.1 disorder, confusion.2 debauchery.3 moral decline.4 big party, jamboree, shindy.5 peace and quiet, tranquility, peacefulness.El relajo de las montañas The peace and quiet on the mountains...6 fun person, laugh.7 troublemaker, agitator, brawler, instigator.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: relajar.* * *1 (descanso) relaxation, rest; (tranquilidad) peace2 (falta de orden) relaxed attitude3 (immoralidad) depravity, dissoluteness* * *SM LAm1) (=libertinaje) laxity, dissipation, depravity; (=indecencia) lewdness2) (=acción inmoral) immoral act; (=acto indecente) indecent act3) (=ruido) row, din; (=fiesta) lewd party; (=desorden) commotion, disorder; (=lío) fuss, row¡qué relajo! — what a row/mess!
4) (=burla) rude joke; (=trastada) practical joke; (=escarnio) derision5) * (=relajación) relaxation; (=descanso) rest, break6) Méx (=opción fácil) easy ride, soft option* * *1) ( de la moral) decline2) (esp Esp fam)a) ( relax)b) ( falta de seriedad) slack o lax attitude3) (AmL fam) (desorden, confusión)esa clase es un relajo — that class is bedlam o mayhem (colloq)
armar relajo — (AmL fam) ( jugar) to clown around (colloq); ( alborotarse) to kick up a din (colloq)
4) (Méx fam)a) ( persona divertida) laugh (colloq)de relajo — (Méx fam) for a laugh (colloq)
echar relajo — (Méx fam) to clown around (colloq)
b) ( persona problemática) troublemaker* * *1) ( de la moral) decline2) (esp Esp fam)a) ( relax)b) ( falta de seriedad) slack o lax attitude3) (AmL fam) (desorden, confusión)esa clase es un relajo — that class is bedlam o mayhem (colloq)
armar relajo — (AmL fam) ( jugar) to clown around (colloq); ( alborotarse) to kick up a din (colloq)
4) (Méx fam)a) ( persona divertida) laugh (colloq)de relajo — (Méx fam) for a laugh (colloq)
echar relajo — (Méx fam) to clown around (colloq)
b) ( persona problemática) troublemaker* * *A ( esp Esp) (tranquilidad) peace, peacefulnessel relajo de la sierra the peace o peacefulness of the mountainsB1 (de la moral) decline2(falta de rigor): en ese departamento se toman las cosas con mucho relajo they are far too easygoing in that departmentClas calles están hechas un relajo it's absolute chaos in the streetscon tanto relajo vas a despertar al bebé you'll wake the baby up with that commotion o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)armar relajo ( AmL fam) (jugar) to clown around ( colloq) (alborotarse) to kick up a din ( colloq), to create a ruckus ( AmE colloq)Deres un relajo you're such a laugh2 (persona problemática) troublemakerno te metas con él que es un relajo don't get involved with him, he's trouble o he's a troublemakerlo hicimos de puro relajo we only did it for a laugh o for a bit of funcon ese imbécil no me caso ni de relajo I wouldn't marry that idiot if you paid me, there's no way I'd marry that idiot ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo relajar: ( conjugate relajar)
relajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
relajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
relajar
relajo
relajar ( conjugate relajar) verbo transitivo ‹músculo/persona/mente› to relax
verbo intransitivo [ejercicio/música] to be relaxing
relajarse verbo pronominal
1
(tras período de tensión, mucho trabajo) to relax, unwind
[ ambiente] to become more relaxed
2 ( degenerar) [costumbres/moral] to decline
relajo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de la moral) decline
2 (esp Esp fam) ( relax):◊ ¡qué relajo! how relaxing!
3
relajar verbo transitivo
1 (los músculos, la mente) to relax
2 (una ley, una norma) to relax
* * *relajo nmpasamos unos días de relajo en la playa we had a restful few days at the seasideesta mesa es un relajo this table is a complete mess;tiene un relajo en la cabeza he doesn't know whether he's coming or going;relajo pero con orden it's OK to be relaxed about things, but only up to a point3. Méx, RP [complicación] nuisance, hassle;aquí hacer cualquier trámite es un relajo going through any official procedure here is a hassle4. CAm, Carib, Méx [broma] joke;Méxechar relajo to fool around* * *m1 C.Am., Méxuproar2 ( relajación) relaxation* * *relajo nm1) : commotion, ruckus2) : joke, laughlo hizo de relajo: he did it for a laugh -
51 dicharacho
m.1 a vulgar, low, or indecent expression. (Colloquial)2 humorous remark, jest, funny remark, witty remark.3 four-letter word, swear-word.* * *1 coarse expression* * ** * *(comentario — grosero) rude o coarse remark; (— gracioso) funny o witty remark -
52 con/sin decoro
con/sin decoro -
53 hacerle a alguien proposiciones deshonestas
to make an indecent proposal to somebodySpanish-English dictionary > hacerle a alguien proposiciones deshonestas
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54 deshonesta
deshonesto,-a adjetivo
1 (no honrado) dishonest
2 (no pudoroso) indecent, improper
' deshonesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gandalla
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55 sórdida
adj.1 sordid, dirty (sucio), filthy.2 licentious, impure, indecent, scandalous.* * *
sórdido,-a adjetivo
1 (pobre, mísero) squalid
un lugar sórdido y oscuro, a dark and squalid place
2 (inmoral, indecente, escandaloso) sordid
el libro narra la sórdida vida de un violador, the book is about the sordid existence of a rapist
' sórdida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sórdido
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56 acto indecente
• indecency• indecent assault -
57 escabroso
• bordering on impoliteness• harry• harsh color• indebtment• indecent act• precipitous• risky undertaking• risotto• risqué• risqué humor• rockshaft• rocky• rugged• scabrous -
58 impúdico
• immodest• impudent• indebtment• indecent act• lustful• obscene• shameless• unchaste -
59 indecencia
• bawdiness• corruption• immorality• impudicity• indebtedness certificate• indecent• iniquitous• initial• obscenity• sin -
60 indecentemente
• bawdily• indecent remark• indecipherable
См. также в других словарях:
indécent — indécent, ente [ ɛ̃desɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIVe; lat. indecens 1 ♦ Vieilli Qui est contraire à l honnêteté, aux bienséances. ⇒ déplacé, inconvenant, malséant. Un luxe indécent à côté de tant de misère. Il est, il serait indécent de rire en cette… … Encyclopédie Universelle
indecent — INDECÉNT, Ă, indecenţi, te, adj. Care calcă sau contrazice legile decenţei; lipsit de pudoare; necuviincios, neruşinat, impudic, licenţios. – Din fr. indécent, lat. indecens, ntis. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Indecent ≠… … Dicționar Român
indécent — indécent, ente (in dé san, san t ) adj. Qui est contre la décence, contre l honnêteté, contre les bienséances. • Ils recherchent la prééminence par des voies et des pratiques si indécentes, PATRU Plaidoyer 15, dans RICHELET. • Jamais de ces… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
indecent — index bad (offensive), brazen, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissolute, ignoble, immoral … Law dictionary
indecent — (adj.) 1560s, unbecoming, in bad taste, from Fr. indécent (14c.), from L. indecentem (nom. indecens), from in not, opposite of, without (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + decens (see DECENT (Cf. decent)). Sense of offending against propriety is from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
Indecent — In*de cent, a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. ind[ e]cent. See {In } not, and {Decent}.] Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper. Syn: Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indecent — Indecent, [indecen]te. Qui est contre la decence, contre la bienseance & l honnesteté exterieure. Il est indecent à un homme grave de ... paroles indecentes … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
indecent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not conforming with accepted standards of behaviour or morality. 2) not appropriate; unseemly: indecent haste. DERIVATIVES indecency noun indecently adverb … English terms dictionary
indecent — [in dē′sənt] adj. [< Fr or L: Fr indécent < L indecens] not decent; specif., a) not proper and fitting; unseemly; improper b) morally offensive; obscene SYN. IMPROPER indecently adv … English World dictionary
Indecent — (v. lat.), unschicklich; daher Indecenz, Unschicklichkeit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Indecent — Indecent, lat. deutsch, unschicklich; Indecenz, Unschicklichkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon