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1 courtesy
courtesy n1 courtoisie f ; to have the courtesy to do avoir la courtoisie de faire ; it is only common courtesy to do c'est la moindre des politesses de faire ; to do sb the courtesy of doing iron faire à qn le plaisir de faire ; to exchange courtesies faire des échanges de politesse ;2 (by) courtesy of ( with permission from) avec la gracieuse permission de [rightful owner] ; ( with funds from) grâce à la générosité de [sponsor] ; ( through the good offices of) grâce à [colleagues, police, employer] ; a free trip/flight courtesy of the airline un voyage/vol gratuit offert par la compagnie aérienne. -
2 courtesy
1 noun(a) (politeness) courtoisie f;∎ at least have the courtesy to apologize aie au moins la courtoisie de t'excuser;∎ it would only have been common courtesy to apologize la moindre des courtoisies ou politesses aurait été de s'excuser;∎ common courtesy dictates that you should thank her la moindre des courtoisies ou des politesses serait que tu la remercies;∎ do her the courtesy of hearing what she has to say aie l'obligeance d'écouter ce qu'elle a à dire(b) (polite action, remark) politesse f;∎ after a brief exchange of courtesies après un bref échange de politesses;∎ to show sb every courtesy faire montre d'une extrême courtoisie envers qn(visit) de politesseavec l'aimable autorisation de;∎ by courtesy of an agreement with the management grâce à un accord avec la direction;∎ the following footage is brought to you courtesy of French TV la séquence qui suit vous est présentée avec l'aimable permission ou autorisation de la télévision française►► courtesy call visite f de politesse;∎ to pay a courtesy call on sb, to pay sb a courtesy call faire une visite de politesse à qn;courtesy coach (at airport) navette f gratuite;courtesy light plafonnier m, éclairage m intérieur;courtesy shuttle navette f gratuite;American courtesy telephone = téléphone mis à la disposition des usagers d'un aéroport et permettant de diffuser une annonce personnelle ou de se mettre en contact avec un appel;British courtesy title titre m de courtoisie
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