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Meanings of politesse in English

Portuguese
cortesia
Catalan
cavallerositat
Spanish
caballería medieval

Courtesy towards women.

cortesia
Usage of politesse in English
1
Partly as a matter of politesse, but mostly because he was preoccupied.
Cauldron of Ghosts
2
The hostile look immediately vanished from Manson's face, replaced by smooth politesse.
Crown of Slaves
3
I made my excuses and slunk away as quickly as politesse would allow.
Ebony
4
Claire found herself slipping into her mother's demeanor of absolute politesse.
A fierce radiance: a novel
5
Behind Mollie's invariable good manners and politesse, however, there was a certain concealed diffidence.
The new yorker
6
The Iron Councillors learnt new languages, trade and politesse with brute and urgent efficiency.
Iron Council
7
Rosen seemed unnerved by Amy, whose southern politesse can quickly give way to relentlessness.
NY Magazine
8
Mattar hesitated, but it seemed to be more out of politesse than actual uncertainty.
Blind Man's Alley
9
In the political politesse of the West, it would be called "cautious optimism."
The Irish Times
10
She felt they were in a pantomime of politesse.
A fierce radiance: a novel
11
Still, Rita found Shasta's deference and politesse endearing.
All You Need Is Kill
12
You will be pleased with the monarch's politesse.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
13
Not even the most classical poet could have displayed inborn politeness-lapolitesse du coeur-ina higher degree.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
14
There's no polish or politesse here.
The Guardian
15
He is beginning to view his meetings with the press as serious engagements worthy of breaking his politesse rule for.
The new yorker
16
He was unfailingly attentive, watchful and reserved, a man of deep politesse, highly attuned to the nuances of any situation.
The Guardian
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Translations for politesse
Portuguese
cortesia
Politesse through the time