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Significados de polite en inglés

portugués
educado
catalán
educat
español
correcto

Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others.

correcto
portugués
gentil

Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

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gentil
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Examples for "courtly"
Examples for "courtly"
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The remaining nobles were dressed in courtly apparel and becoming the scene.
Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
2
Resolutely formal and courtly: the very model of the traditional Adwami aristocrat.
Blood and Bone
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Up in the empyrean courtly circles his relations were quite as gratifying.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
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The Major was a courtly gentleman who told stories of the war.
Senator North
5
Shandi walked me though the courtly dances of a half dozen countries.
The Name of the Wind

Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

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Uso de polite en inglés
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In as polite and well accessorized a way as possible, of course.
Timeless
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No one mentioned the case to him, nothing but empty, polite talk.
Death of a Red Heroine
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Energy companies want more than a polite conversation with the prime minister.
The Guardian
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And I said, 'Thank you for supper,' because that is being polite.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Wouldn't it be polite to let me ask the questions, Ms. Creed?
Provenance
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This was completely in keeping with national character: Canadians are famously polite.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Research what it means to be polite or offensive in different cultures.
Climbing Magazine
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She said she couldn't stay long, from which Erlendur read polite caution.
Voices
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And haven't we known each other too many years to talk polite?
Lost in translation
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Diversity is no longer just a polite buzzword for most Irish companies.
The Irish Times
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Bush received pockets of polite applause from the mainly African American crowd.
Reuters
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Is it acceptable in polite society to say Beethoven symphonies are overrated?
The Guardian
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You would have an opportunity to finish your meal in polite company.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Hotels are largely empty; managers very polite; restaurants must close at 10.
The Audacious War
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The social aspirant should cultivate the art of saying polite nothings acceptably.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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This polite description occurs in the Accounts of Amiot Arnaut, in 1392.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages / A Description of Mediaeval ...
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Translations for polite
Polite a través del tiempo
Polite por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
Común
Estados Unidos de América
Común
Australia
Común
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