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Meanings of respectable in anglès

portuguès
respeitável
espanyol
respetable

Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.

Related terms
respeitável

Large in amount or extent or degree.

Related terms

Deserving of esteem and respect.

Usage of respectable in anglès
1
Labour would have a perfectly respectable plan for dealing with the crisis.
The Guardian
2
Nevertheless, the theory of panspermia persists as a respectable minority scientific opinion.
The Irish Times
3
Bohemian yet respectable, intoxicating yet safe: it seemed like the perfect adventure.
New york: the novel
4
The account had been created 11 months earlier, a modestly respectable duration.
Wired
5
But I want to know about her family-arethey respectable people too?
New york: the novel
6
Altogether a most reasonable conversation; a most respectable room; an intelligent girl.
Jacob's Room
7
They were traveling a respectable seventy-five miles per hour on Route 60.
Eve of darkness
8
The door opened; the respectable servant came out with a respectful air.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
9
The effect of this example is appearing in the most respectable quarters.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08
10
This was the argument they used if they wanted to sound respectable.
Last call: the rise and fall of prohibition
11
Good again; but then all confess that somehow whaling is not respectable.
Moby Dick
12
The man did not look respectable; Cytherea arose and bolted the door.
Desperate Remedies
13
For these reasons and others, critics have never thought it wholly respectable.
The Irish Times
14
I was thinking of someone more respectable, of a more reasonable age.
Bungalow 2
15
The Sea Horse Tavern was a respectable one-story establishment near the waterfront.
The White Road
16
The house was of modest proportions; but seemed respectable and well kept.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
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Translations for respectable
portuguès
respeitável
espanyol
respetable
Respectable through the time
Respectable across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Less common
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