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(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) educado- politely- politeness
polite adj bien educado / cortéstr[pə'laɪt]1 cortés, educado,-a, cumplido,-a, correcto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin polite society en la buena sociedad, entre gente educadaadj.• atento, -a adj.• bien hablado adj.• comedido, -a adj.• correcto, -a adj.• cortés adj.• culto, -a adj.• educado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• político, -a adj.• urbano, -a adj.n.• cortesano s.m.pə'laɪtadjective politer, politesta) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correctoit's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación
b) ( refined)in polite company — entre gente educada or fina
[pǝ'laɪt]ADJ [person] cortés, educado; [smile] cortés, amable; [request] cortéshe was very polite to me — fue muy cortés or educado conmigo
I was too polite to ask — no pregunté por educación or cortesía
he said he liked it but I think he was just being polite — dijo que le gustaba pero creo que lo hizo solo por cumplir
it's not polite to stare — es una falta de educación or es de mala educación quedarse mirando a la gente
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that's not the sort of thing you do in polite company — ese no es el tipo de cosa que harías entre gente educada or fina•
they sat there making polite conversation — estaban ahí sentados, dando conversación para quedar bien•
he showed a polite interest in my work — mostró interés en mi trabajo solo por cumplir•
that's not a very polite thing to say — esas cosas no se dicen•
I was trying to think of a polite way to say no — buscaba una forma de decir "no" sin ofender•
"cosy" is the polite word for the flat's dimensions — iro siendo generoso, podría decirse que las dimensiones del piso lo hacen acogedor* * *[pə'laɪt]adjective politer, politesta) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correctoit's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación
b) ( refined)in polite company — entre gente educada or fina
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