Перевод: с французского на английский

с английского на французский

to be polite

См. также в других словарях:

  • Polite — Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polite fiction — refers to a social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternate version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment. It is closely related to euphemism, in which a word or phrase that might be …   Wikipedia

  • polite — [pə līt′] adj. [L politus, pp. of polire, to POLISH] 1. having or showing culture or good taste; polished; cultured; refined [polite society, polite letters] 2. having or showing good manners; esp., courteous, considerate, tactful, etc. SYN.… …   English World dictionary

  • Polite — Po*lite , v. t. To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] Ray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polite — ► ADJECTIVE (politer, politest) 1) courteous and well mannered. 2) cultured and refined: polite society. DERIVATIVES politely adverb politeness noun. ORIGIN Latin politus polished, made smooth , from polire …   English terms dictionary

  • polite literature — noun Belles lettres, ie poetry, essays, standard novels, etc, as distinguished from scientific treatises and the like • • • Main Entry: ↑polite …   Useful english dictionary

  • polite company — UK US noun [uncountable] polite society Thesaurus: people from an upper social classsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • polite conversation — phrase conversation that is made with someone because they are with you and not because you really want to talk to them Thesaurus: informal conversation about other people or unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: polite …   Useful english dictionary

  • polite — index diplomatic, discreet, formal, obeisant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • polite act — index courtesy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • polite regard — index respect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»