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1 courtesy cour·tesy n
['kɜːtɪsɪ](politeness) cortesia, gentilezza, (polite act) cortesia, piacere m -
2 Höflichkeit
f1. nur Sg. politeness, courtesy; darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment; Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries; das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die Höflichkeitcompliment; courtesy; suavity; polite remark; civility; civilness; comity; courteousness; coutesy; politeness; blandness; courtliness* * *Höf|lich|keitf -, -en1) no pl politeness; (= Zuvorkommenheit) courteousnessjdm etw mit aller Hö́flichkeit sagen — to tell sb sth very politely, to tell sb sth with the utmost politeness
2) (= höfliche Bemerkung) complimentjdm Hö́flichkeiten sagen — to compliment sb
* * *die2) (politeness; considerate and respectful behaviour: Everyone appreciates courtesy.) courtesy3) (politeness: Treat strangers with civility.) civility4) politeness5) suavity* * *Höf·lich·keit<-, -en>f1. kein pl (höfliche Art) courtesy no pl, no art, courteousness no pl, no art, politeness no pl, no artaus [reiner] \Höflichkeit out of [pure] courtesy [or politeness]ich sage das nicht nur aus \Höflichkeit I'm not just saying that to be politemit aller \Höflichkeit courteously, politely, with the utmost politenesser lehnte dankend und mit aller \Höflichkeit ab expressing his thanks he politely declined2. (höfliche Bemerkung) compliment* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *1. nur sg politeness, courtesy;darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment;Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries;das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *f.civility n.courtesy n.politeness n. -
3 extrême
extrême [εkstʀεm]1. adjective• l'extrême droite/gauche (Politics) the far right/leftc. ( = radical) [théories, moyens] extreme2. masculine noun( = opposé) extreme* * *ɛkstʀɛm
1.
1) ( le plus distant) furthest2) ( très grand) [simplicité, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great3) ( immodéré) [opinion, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, remède] drasticil est extrême en tout, c'est quelqu'un d'extrême — he always goes to extremes
4) Politique [parti] extremist; [droite, gauche] far, extreme
2.
nom masculin1) ( ce qui est excessif) extreme2) ( opposé) extremeà l'extrême opposé or inverse — at the other extreme
3) Météorologie extreme* * *ɛkstʀɛm1. adj1) (personne, vue) extreme2) (sport) extreme3) (intensif) extremed'une extrême simplicité — of an extreme simplicity, extremely simple
d'une extrême brutalité — of an extreme brutality, extremely brutal
2. nm* * *A adj1 ( le plus distant) [bord, limite] very; [bout] very, far; [sud, nord] far; [partie] furthest; [date] very last; dans l'extrême nord/sud du pays in the far north/south of the country, in the northernmost/southernmost part of the country;2 ( très grand) [précision, simplicité, courage, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great; l'extrême jeunesse du candidat the candidate's extreme youth; leur extrême vieillesse their very great age; avec une prudence extrême with extreme caution, extremely cautiously; avec une courtoisie/un plaisir extrême with the greatest courtesy/pleasure; d'une pureté/complexité extrême extremely pure/complex; il fait un froid extrême it's extremely cold;3 ( immodéré) [climat, opinion, exemple, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, proposition, remède] drastic; [passion] intense; il est extrême en tout, c'est quelqu'un d'extrême he always goes to extremes;B nm1 ( ce qui est excessif) extreme; cet exemple fait figure d'extrême this is an extreme example; ville de tous les extrêmes town of extremes; c'est pousser la probité/logique à l'extrême that's taking honesty/logic to extremes; inquiet/courageux à l'extrême extremely worried/brave; événement médiatisé à l'extrême event which was given a lot of media hype○; limiter ses dépenses à l'extrême to keep one's expenses to a bare minimum;2 ( opposé) extreme; passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other; à l'extrême opposé or inverse at the other extreme; les extrêmes se rejoignent extremes meet;3 Météo extreme; les extrêmes saisonniers seasonal extremes.C extrêmes nmpl2 Math extremes.[ɛkstrɛm] adjectifd'une complexité/maigreur extrême extremely complex/skinny3. [exceptionnel - cas, exemple, situation] extreme4. [le plus éloigné]la limite extrême, l'extrême limite the furthest point————————[ɛkstrɛm] nom masculin1. [cas limite] extreme————————à l'extrême locution adverbiale -
4 Höflichkeit
Höf·lich·keit <-, -en> f1) kein pl ( höfliche Art) courtesy no pl, no art, courteousness no pl, no art, politeness no pl, no art;aus [reiner] \Höflichkeit out of [pure] courtesy [or politeness];ich sage das nicht nur aus \Höflichkeit I'm not just saying that to be polite;mit aller \Höflichkeit courteously, politely, with the utmost politeness;er lehnte dankend und mit aller \Höflichkeit ab expressing his thanks he politely declined2) ( höfliche Bemerkung) compliment¿Kultur?Im täglichen Leben ist Höflichkeit von größter Bedeutung. Immer wenn man jemanden ansprechen möchte, sagt man Excuse me,.... Es gilt übrigens als äußerst unhöflich, wenn man versucht, sich irgendwo vorzudrängen. Bevor man in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, z.B. im Bus oder im Zug, das Fenster öffnet, sollte man unbedingt vorher fragen, ob es jemanden stört: Do you mind if I open the window? - Macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn ich das Fenster öffne?
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