civil

civ·il  (svl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens: civil duties.

2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state: civil society; the civil branches of government.

3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical: civil authorities.

4. Of or in accordance with organized society; civilized.

5. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; not rude: a civil reply. See Synonyms at polite.

6. Being in accordance with or denoting legally recognized divisions of time: a civil year.

7. Law Relating to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international regulations or proceedings.

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[Middle English, from Latin cvlis, from cvis, citizen; see civic.]

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civil·ly adv.

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civil [ˈsɪv^əl]

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of the ordinary life of citizens as distinguished from military, legal, or ecclesiastical affairs

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to the citizen as an individual civil rights

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or occurring within the state or between citizens civil strife

4. polite or courteous

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Social Science / Human Geography) a less common word for civic

6. (Law) of or in accordance with Roman law

7. (Law) relating to the private rights of citizens

[from Old French, from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis citizen]

civilly  adv

civilness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	civil - applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military; "civil authorities" civilian - associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"
	2.	civil - not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham polite uncivil, rude - lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
	3.	civil - of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
	4.	civil - of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" civic
	5.	civil - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" sidereal - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time"
	6.	civil - of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples" civilised, civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

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civil

adjective

1. civic, home, political, domestic, interior, municipal This civil unrest threatens the economy.
civic state, military, religious

2. polite, obliging, accommodating, civilized, courteous, considerate, affable, courtly, well-bred, complaisant, well-mannered He couldn't even bring himself to be civil to Pauline.
polite unpleasant, rude, unfriendly, impolite, ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-mannered

Translations

civil [ˈsɪvl]

A. ADJ

1. (= societal) [strife, conflict] → civil; [unrest] → social

2. (= not military) [aviation, ship] → civil

3. (= not religious) [ceremony, service, marriage] → civil

4. (Jur) (= not criminal) [case, action, proceedings, charge] → civil; [penalty] → por infracción de la ley; [court] → de lo Civil

5. (= polite) [person] → cortés, atento; [behaviour] → cortés
to be civil to sb → ser cortés or atento con algn
that's very civil of you → es usted muy amable
see also tongue

B. CPD Civil Aviation Authority N → Aviación f Civil
civil defence, civil defense (US) N → defensa f civil
civil disobedience N → desobediencia f civil
civil engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f civil, ingeniero/a m/f de caminos(canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil engineering N → ingeniería f civil, ingeniería f de caminos(canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil law N → derecho m civil
civil liberties N → libertades fpl civiles
civil list N (Brit) presupuesto de la casa real aprobado por el parlamento
civil marriage N → matrimonio m civil
civil rights N → derechos mpl civiles
civil rights leader → defensor(a) m/f de los derechos civiles
civil rights movement N → movimiento m pro derechos civiles
civil servant N → funcionario/a m/f (del Estado)
Civil Service N → administración f pública
civil status N → estado m civil
civil war N → guerra f civil
the American Civil War → la guerra de Secesión
civil wedding N → boda f civil

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civil [ˈsɪv^əl] adj

[unrest, strife] → civil(e)

(= non-military) → civil(e)

(= civilized) [society] → civil(e)

(= polite) → poli(e), civil(e)
to be civil to sb → être poli(e) envers qn
Civil Aviation Authority n (British) → Direction f générale de l'aviation civile
civil defence (British) civil defense (US)

n → défense f passive

modif [exercise, official, organization] → de défense passive
civil disobedience n → désobéissance f civile, résistance f passive
civil engineer n → ingénieur(e) mf des bâtiments et travaux publics, ingénieur(e) mf du génie civil
civil engineering n → génie m civil

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civil

adj

(= of society) → bürgerlich; duties → staatsbürgerlich, Bürger-; unrest, conflict → in der Bevölkerung

(= polite) → höflich; (in behaviour also) → aufmerksam, zuvorkommend; to be civil to somebody → höflich zu jdm sein; cigar? — very civil of you → Zigarre? — sehr zuvorkommend (von Ihnen)

(Jur) → zivilrechtlich

(= civilian) aircraft, aviation → zivil

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civil:

Civil Aviation Authority

n → Behörde f → für Zivilluftfahrt

civil ceremony

n → standesamtliche Hochzeit; to get married in a civil → standesamtlich heiraten

civil defence, (US) civil defense

n → Zivilschutz m; civil worker → Beauftragte(r) mf → des Zivilschutzes

civil disobedience

n → ziviler Ungehorsam; civil campaign → Kampagne f → für zivilen Ungehorsam

civil engineer

n → Bauingenieur(in) m(f)

civil engineering

n → Hoch- und Tiefbau m

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civil:

civil law

n → Zivilrecht nt, → bürgerliches Recht

civil liberty

n → Bürgerrecht nt; civil liberties group → Bürgerrechtsgruppe f

civil list

n → Zivilliste f

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civil:

civil marriage

n → standesamtliche Trauung, Ziviltrauung f

civil rights

pl → (staats)bürgerliche Rechte pl

attr march, campaign, demonstration → Bürgerrechts-

civil servant

n → ˜ Staatsbeamte(r) m, → Staatsbeamtin f

civil service

n → ˜ Staatsdienst m (ohne Richter und Lehrer); (= civil servants collectively) → Beamtenschaft f

civil union

n → gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe

civil war

n → Bürgerkrieg m

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civil [ˈsɪvl] adj

a. (war, law, marriage) → civile

b. (polite) → educato/a, gentile

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civil

adj civil [ˈsivl]

1 polite, courteous. beleef مُهَذَّب، لَطيف، مُؤَدَّب учтив zdvořilý høflig; kultiveret hölich ευγενικός cortés, educado hästikasvatatud مودب sivistynyt poli מְנוּמָס नागरिक građanski, civilni udvarias sopan kurteis, siðaður civile, cortese 礼儀正しい 예의 바른 mandagus pieklājīgs; laipns sopan beleefd høflig, kultivert, dannet grzeczny educado poli­ti­cos вежливый zdvorilý vljuden uljudan hövlig, artig สุภาพ kibar, nazik 禮貌的，客氣的 ввічливий, чемний مہذب ، شائستہ lịch sự 文明的

2 of the state or community civil rights. burgerlike مَدَني граждански občanský borger-; samfunds- Staats-... πολιτικός civil kodaniku- شهری؛ مدنی kansalais- civique אֶזרָחִי नागरिक civilni, građanski polgári, polgár- sipil borgaralegur, þegnlegur civile 公民の 시민의 pilietinis pilsoņu- hak awam burger- borger-, samfunns- obywatelski civil civic гражданский občiansky državljanski građanski medborgerlig เกี่ยวกับรัฐหรือชุมชน yurttaşlık ile ilgili, vatandaşlık 公民的 громадянський کمیونٹی یا ریاست کے thuộc công dân 公民的

3 ordinary; not military or religious civil life. burgerlike لَيْسَ عَسْكَرِيّا أو دينِيّا، مَدَني цивилен civilní civil; civil- zivil πολιτικός, μη στρατιωτικός ή θρησκευτικός civil tsiviil- عادی؛ غیر نظامی و غیر مذهبی siviili- civil אֶזְרָחִי असैनिक civilni polgári sipil borgaralegur civile 一般人の 민간인의 civilinis, pasaulietiškas civils kehidupan biasa burger- sivil, borgerlig, vanlig, ordinær cywilny civil civil гражданский civilný civilen civilni civil ซึ่งเป็นพลเรือน sivil 一般人的，平民的 цивільний غیر مذہبی ، غیر فوجی ، عام thuộc dân sự 一般人的

4 concerned with law cases which are not criminal. siviele قانون مَدَني граждански civilní civil- bürgerlich αστικός civil tsiviilõiguslik حقوقی siviilioikeudellinen civil מִשפָּט אֶזרָחִי दीवानी कानून संबंधी građanski polgári sipil, perdata einkamála- civile 民事の 민사의 civilinis civils sivil burgerlijk sivil- cywilny civil civil гражданский civilný civilen parnični civil[] ยึดหลักกฏหมาย medeni 民事的 цивільний دیوانی ، غیر فوجداری thuộc luật dân sự 民事的

n civilian [siˈviljən]

a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces. burger موظف مُوَظَّ مَدَني، أحدُ المَدَنِيّين цивилно лице civilista civilist der Zivilist πολίτης civil tsiviilisik غیر نظامی siviilihenkilö civil, ile אֶזרָח असैनिक कर्मचारी građanin, civil polgári egyén orang sipil atau preman óbreyttur borgari civile 民間人 민간인 civilis civilper- sona orang awam burger sivil(ist), (vanlig) borger cywil civil civil штатский civil civilist civil civilist, civilperson พลเรือน sivil 老百姓 цивільна особа شہری ،غیر فوجی thường dân 老百姓

n civility [siˈviləti]

politeness Treat strangers with civility. beleefdheid أَدَب، تأدُّب вежливост zdvořilost høflighed die Höflichkeit ευγένεια cortesía viisakus ادب؛ نزاکت sivistyneisyys courtoisie נִימוּס, אַדִיבוּת नम्रता uljudnost udvariasság kesopanan kurteisi cortesia, educazione 丁寧さ 정중 mandagumas pieklājība; laipnība kesopanan hoffelijkheid høflighet grzeczność educação amabilitate вежливость zdvorilosť vljudnost uljudnost hövlighet, artighet ความสุภาพ nezaket, kibarlık 禮貌 ввічливість, чемність شائستگی ، اخلاق lịch sự 礼貌

adv civilly

politely. beleefd بِأَدَب، بِلَطافَه любезно zdvořile høfligt höflich ευγενικά cortesmente viisakalt مودبانه sivistyneesti courtoisement ִבְּנִימוּס, בְּאַדִיבוּת शिष्टतापूर्वक, नागरिक कानूनों के अनुसार uljudno udvariasan sopan kurteisislega cortesemente, educatamente 丁寧に 정중히 mandagiai pieklājīgi; laipni dengan sopan beleefd høflig, veloppdragent grzecznie educadamente (în mod) politicos вежливо zdvorilo vljudno uljudno hövligt, artigt อย่างสุภาพ kibarca, nazikçe 彬彬有禮地 ввічливо, чемно اخلاق سے một cách lịch sự 彬彬有礼地

n civil deˈfence

(Americancivil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks. burgerlike verdediging دِفاعُ مَدَني Гражданска Защита civilní obrana civilforsvar der Zivilschutz πολιτική (αερ)άμυνα protección civil tsiviilkaitse پدافند شهروندان؛ دفاع از غیر نظامیان défense passive הג”א नागरिक रक्षा civilni, građanski polgári védelem hansip (pertahanan sipil) protezione civile 民間防衛活動 민방위 civilinė gynyba civilā aizsardzība pertahanan awam burgerlijke luchtbescherming sivilforsvar obrona cywilna гражданская оборона civilná obrana civilna zaščita civilna odbrana civilförsvar องค์กรพลเรื่อน sivil savunma 民防單位 цивільна оборона شہری دفاع dân quân 民防系统

n civil disoˈbedience

a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc. burgerlike ongehoorsaamheid عِصْيان مَدَني гражданско неподчинение občanská neposlušnost borgerlig ulydighed; passiv modstand ziviler Ungehorsam απείθεια κατά της αρχής resistencia pasiva, desobedicencia civil kodanikuallumatus نافرمانی شهروندان désobéissance civile מֶרִי אֶזרָחִי सविनय अवज्ञा građanski polgári engedetlenség pembangkangan sipil disubbidienza civile 市民的不服従 시민 불복종 pilietinis nepaklusnumas pilsoniskā nepakļaušanās keingkaran awam burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid sivil ulydighet nieposłuszeństwo obywatelskie гражданское неповиновение občianska neposlušnosť državljanska nepokorščina građanska neposlušnost civil olydnad การฝ่าฝืนกฏหมาย toplu direnme 非暴力反抗 громадянська непокора شہری نافرمانی phong trào chống thuế 非暴力反抗

civil engineer, engineer

civil liberties/rights

the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country. burgerlike reg حُقوق مَدَنِيَّه граждански права občanská práva borgerrettigheder bürgerliche Freiheiten/Rechte(pl) πολιτικά δικαιώματα libertades civiles kodanikuõigused حقوق و آزادی های فردی kansalaisoikeudet libertés civiques זְכוּיוֹת אֶזְרָח नागरिक अधिकार građanska prava polgárjogok hak sipil borgaraleg réttindi libertà/diritti civili 公民権 시민권 pilietinės teisės pilsoņtiesības kebebasan awam burgerrechten borgerrettigheter; personlig frihet prawa obywatelskie direitos civis drepturi civile гражданские свободы/права občianske práva državljanske svoboščine/pravice građanska sloboda medborgerliga rättigheter สิทธิของพลเมืองตามกฏหมาย vatandaşlık hakları, kişisel özgürlükler 公民權 громадянські свободи شہری حقوق quyền công dân 公民权

civil servant

a member of the civil service. burgerlike werker مُوَظَّف مَدَني чиновник státní úředník, zaměstnanec tjenestemand; embedsmand der Beamte δημόσιος υπάλληλος funcionario riigiametnik کارمند دولت valtion virkamies fonctionnaire עוֹבֵד מְדִינָה नौरशाह civilna služba köztisztviselő pegawai negeri opinber starfsmaður funzionario pubblico, impiegato statale 公務員 공무원 valstybės tarnautojas valsts ierēdnis kakitangan awam ambtenaar statstjenestemann; embetsmann urzędnik państwowy funcionário público funcţionar de stat чиновник štátny úradník državni uradnik državni službenik statstjänsteman ข้าราชการ memur 公務人員 державний службовець سرکاری ملازم công chức 文职人员

civil service

the organization which runs the administration of a state. burgerlike diens خِدْمَه مَدَنِيَّه държавна служба státní služba det offentlige; statsforvaltningen der öffentliche Dienst δημόσια διοίκηση administración pública riigiamet مجموعه کارمندان کشوری siviilihallinto fonction publique שֵרוּת הַמְדִינָה नौकरशाही državna administracija közigazgatás, közszolgálat pamong praja ríkisþjónusta, opinber störf amministrazione statale, burocrazia 行政官庁 공무 valstybės tarnyba civildienests perkhidmatan awam ambtenarij statsadministrasjonen; embetsverket służba państwowa função pública administraţie civilă государственная служба štátna služba državna upravna služba državna služba civilförvaltning องค์กการบริหารรัฐ kamu görevi; sivil devlet memurluğu 民政單位 державна служба ریاست کو چلانے والی خدمت ngành dân chính 行政机构

civil war

(a) war between citizens of the same state the American Civil War. burgeroorlog حَرْبٌ أهْلِيَّه гражданска война občanská válka borgerkrig der Bürgerkrieg εμφύλιος πόλεμος guerra civil kodusõda جنگ داخلی sisällissota guerre civile מִלחֵמֶת אֶזרָחִים गृहयुद्ध građanski rat polgárháború perang saudara borgarastyrjöld guerra civile 内戦 시민 전쟁 pilietinis karas pilsoņu karš perang saudara burgeroorlog borgerkrig wojna domowa guerra civil război civil гражданская война občianska vojna državljanska vojna građanski rat inbördeskrig สงครามกลางเมือง iç savaş 內戰 громадянська війна خانہ جنگی nội chiến 国内战争