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Meanings of demeanour in English

Portuguese
conduta
Catalan
conducta
Spanish
conducta
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(Behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people.

conduta
Usage of demeanour in English
1
He did not say it, of course, but his demeanour spoke volumes.
The Irish Times
2
Something in the demeanour of the new visitor seemed to attract him.
The Garden of Allah
3
The demeanour of broody concern in the official photograph makes sense now.
The Irish Times
4
Her situation demands a tear; her conduct and demeanour the warmest applause.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
5
Throughout the tribunal, Mr Justice Brian McCracken has maintained a friendly demeanour.
The Irish Times
6
On this particular evening the young lady relaxed her severity of demeanour.
For the Term of His Natural Life
7
There had been nothing of the consciousness of guilt in her demeanour.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
8
This means that there is always a gentlemanly demeanour among the competitors.
BBC
9
Elizabeth seemed happy; my tranquil demeanour contributed greatly to calm her mind.
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus
10
There was no longer the faintest hint of tragedy in her demeanour.
The Keeper of the Door
11
He was neither haughty in his language, nor imperious in his demeanour.
La Vendée
12
His demeanour did not change as I gave him a hard look.
Sovereign
13
His general demeanour tends to efface his foreign descent from the mind.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale o...
14
His bearing and his demeanour in the last appalling months were noble.
The Guardian
15
Woods's demeanour through the 2011 Masters could best be described as charmless.
The Guardian
16
There was another and equally sudden change in his demeanour and tone.
The Black Box
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