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1 respectably
1 ( reputably) [dress, behave, speak] convenablement, correctement ;2 ( adequately) a respectably large audience une assistance plutôt importante ; she finished respectably in fourth place elle a fini honorablement quatrième ; he plays tennis very respectably il se défend ○ très bien au tennis. -
2 respectably
respectably [rɪˈspektəblɪ]a. ( = decently) [dress, behave] convenablement, comme il fautb. ( = adequately) he finished respectably in fourth place il a fini honorablement à la quatrième place* * *[rɪ'spektəblɪ] -
3 respectably
respectably [rɪ'spektəblɪ](properly) convenablement, comme il faut;∎ he's respectably married il est convenablement marié;∎ she has to dress respectably for work elle doit s'habiller correctement pour son travailUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > respectably
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5 decently
decently [ˈdi:səntlɪ]a. ( = properly) convenablement• decently paid/housed correctement payé/logéb. ( = respectably) [dress] convenablement ; [live, bury sb] d'une façon décente ; [behave] décemment* * *['diːsntlɪ]1) ( fairly) [paid, treated, housed] convenablement2) ( respectably) [behave] convenablement3) ( politely) -
6 proper
proper [ˈprɒpər]1. adjectivec. ( = seemly) [person, book, behaviour] convenable• it would not be proper for me to comment il ne serait pas convenable que je fasse des commentaires2. adverb[talk] (inf!) comme il faut (inf)3. compounds* * *['prɒpə(r)]1) ( right) [term, spelling] correct; [order, manner, tool, choice, response] bon/bonne; [sense] propre; [precautions] nécessaire; [clothing] qu'il faut2) ( adequate) [funding, recognition] convenable; [education, training] bon/bonne; [care, control] requis3) ( fitting)proper to — sout convenant à [position, status]
4) ( respectably correct) [person] correct; [upbringing] convenable5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vrai (before n)6) (colloq) ( complete)7) ( actual) (après n)••to beat somebody good and proper — fig battre quelqu'un haut la main
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7 respect
[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) respect2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) respect3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) égard2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) respecter2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) respecter•- respectably - respectability - respectful - respectfully - respectfulness - respecting - respective - respectively - respects - pay one's respects to someone - pay one's respects - with respect to -
8 decently
1 ( fairly) [paid, treated, housed] convenablement, correctement ;2 ( respectably) [behave, treat] convenablement ; [dress] ( discreetly) décemment ; ( presentably) correctement ; we left as soon as we decently could nous sommes partis aussi tôt que la décence le permettait ; we'll leave as soon as decently possible nous partirons dès que ce sera décemment possible ; she was decently brought up elle a reçu une bonne éducation. -
9 proper
B adj1 ( right) [term, spelling] correct ; [order, manner, tool, choice, response] bon/bonne ; [sense] propre ; [precautions] nécessaire ; [clothing] qu'il faut (after n) ; it is only proper for sb to do il est tout naturel que qn fasse ; it's only proper for her to keep the money il est tout naturel qu'elle garde l'argent ; everything is in the proper place tout est à sa place ; to go through the proper channels passer par la filière officielle ; in the proper way correctement, comme il faut ;2 ( adequate) [funding, recognition] convenable ; [education, training] bon/bonne ; [care, control] requis ; there are no proper safety checks il n'y a pas les contrôles de sécurité requis ; we have no proper tennis courts nous n'avons pas de courts de tennis convenables ; it has proper facilities c'est bien équipé ;3 ( fitting) proper to sout convenant à [position, status] ; to show proper respect for tradition/for the dead montrer le respect dû à la tradition/aux morts ; I did as I thought proper j'ai agi comme je l'ai jugé bon ;4 ( respectably correct) [person] correct ; [upbringing] convenable ; it wouldn't be proper to do ce ne serait pas convenable de faire ; it is only proper that he be invited ce serait correct de l'inviter ; prim and proper très convenable ; to do the proper thing by a girl euph se marier pour régulariser la situation ;5 (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vrai (before n) ; [opportunity] bon/bonne ; he did a proper job of repairing the car il a bien réparé la voiture ;6 ○ ( complete) I felt a proper fool! je me suis senti complètement stupide! ; it was a proper disaster c'était un désastre complet ; we're in a proper mess ou pickle now nous voilà dans de beaux draps ;7 ( actual) ( après n) in the village proper dans le village même ; the show/competition proper le spectacle/concours proprement dit ;to beat sb good and proper fig battre qn haut la main.
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respectably — adverb 1. to a tolerably worthy extent he did respectably well for his age • Syn: ↑creditably • Derived from adjective: ↑creditable (for: ↑creditably), ↑respectable 2 … Useful english dictionary
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