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1 propriety
∎ the rules of propriety require you to write to her les règles de la bienséance vous obligent à lui écrire;∎ his behaviour is lacking in propriety son comportement est tout à fait inconvenant ou déplacé;∎ to have a sense of propriety avoir le sens des convenances;∎ contrary to the proprieties contraire aux bienséances ou convenances(c) (rectitude) rectitude f;∎ to behave with propriety respecter les convenances -
2 decency
decency [ˈdi:sənsɪ]• common decency ( = good manners) la simple politesse• to have a sense of decency ( = seemliness) avoir de la pudeur* * *['diːsnsɪ]1) ( good manners) politesse fyou can't in all decency... — tu ne peux décemment pas...
2) ( morality)3) ( propriety) convenances fpl; ( in sexual matters) décence f -
3 decency
decency n1 ( good manners) politesse f ; common decency la simple politesse ; they might have had the decency to thank us ils auraient pu avoir la politesse or la correction de nous remercier ; you can't in all decency ask him to pay tu ne peux décemment pas lui demander de payer ;2 ( morality) he hasn't an ounce of decency il n'a pas le moindre sens moral ;3 ( propriety) convenances fpl ; ( in sexual matters) décence f ; he has no sense of decency il n'a aucun sens des convenances ; for the sake of decency par souci or respect des convenances ; to observe the decencies fml observer or respecter les convenances.
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