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1 politesse
politesse [pɔlitεs]feminine noun( = savoir-vivre) politeness• je vais t'apprendre la politesse ! I'll teach you some manners!• ce serait la moindre des politesses it's the least you (or he etc) can do* * *pɔlitɛsnom féminin politenessle ‘vous’ de politesse — the polite ‘vous’ form
échanger des politesses — to exchange pleasantries; iron to exchange insults
••l'exactitude est la politesse des rois — Proverbe punctuality is the hallmark of a gentleman
brûler or griller la politesse à quelqu'un — to push in ahead of somebody
* * *pɔlitɛs1. nfrendre la politesse à qn — to return sb's favour Grande-Bretagne to return sb's favor USA
2. politesses nfpl* * *politesse nf politeness; par politesse out of politeness; le ‘vous’ de politesse the polite ‘vous’ form; tu pourrais avoir la politesse de t'excuser you might have the decency to apologize; rendre la politesse à qn to return the compliment; échanger or se faire des politesses to exchange pleasantries; échanger des politesses iron to exchange insults.l'exactitude est la politesse des rois Prov punctuality is the hallmark of a gentleman; brûler or griller la politesse à qn to push in ahead of sb.[pɔlitɛs] nom fémininfaire/dire quelque chose par politesse to do/to say something out of politeness2. [propos] polite remark3. [acte] polite gestureb. (ironique) to give somebody a taste of his/her own medicine————————de politesse locution adjectivale[lettre, visite] courtesy (modificateur)
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