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1 offend the proprieties
Общая лексика: нарушить правила приличияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > offend the proprieties
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2 to offend the proprieties
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to offend the proprieties
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3 propriety
[prəʹpraıətı] n1. правильность2. 1) (the proprieties) pl (правила) приличия, пристойность2) правильность поведенияlack of propriety - отсутствие манер /воспитанности, обходительности/
3. уместностьa remark of doubtful propriety - сомнительное /малоуместное/ замечание
we doubt the propriety of the term - мы сомневаемся в уместности этого термина
4. уст. собственность5. редк. черта; свойство; особенность♢
marriage of propriety - брак по расчёту -
4 propriety
n plправила приличия, правильность поведения
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