polite (redirected from politest)

po·lite  (p-lt)

adj. po·lit·er, po·lit·est

1. Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage.

2. Refined; elegant: polite society.

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[Middle English polit, polished, from Latin poltus, past participle of polre, to polish; see polish.]

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po·litely adv.

po·liteness n.

Synonyms: polite, mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel
These adjectives mean mindful of, conforming to, or marked by good manners. Polite and mannerly imply consideration for others and the adherence to conventional social standards of good behavior: "It costs nothing to be polite" (Winston S. Churchill). The child was scolded by his grandmother for not being more mannerly.
Civil suggests only the barest observance of accepted social usages; it often means merely neither polite nor rude: If you can't be friendly, at least be civil.
Courteous implies courtliness and dignity: "If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world" (Francis Bacon).
Genteel, which originally meant well-bred, now usually suggests excessive and affected refinement: "A man, indeed, is not genteel when he gets drunk" (James Boswell).

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polite [pəˈlaɪt]

adj

1. showing regard for others, in manners, speech, behaviour, etc.; courteous

2. cultivated or refined polite society

3. elegant or polished polite letters

[from Latin polītus polished; see polish]

politely  adv

politeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. impolite - not polite
	2.	polite - marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" cultured, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultivated refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
	3.	polite - 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 civil

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polite

adjective

1. mannerly, civil, courteous, affable, obliging, gracious, respectful, well-behaved, deferential, complaisant, well-mannered He was a quiet and very polite young man
mannerly insulting, crude, rude, impertinent, impolite, impudent, discourteous, ill-mannered

2. refined, cultured, civilized, polished, sophisticated, elegant, genteel, urbane, courtly, well-bred Certain words are not acceptable in polite society.
refined unrefined, uncultured

Translations

polite [pəˈlaɪt] ADJ [person] → cortés, educado; [smile] → cortés, amable; [request] → cortés
he was very polite to me → fue muy cortés or educado conmigo
I was too polite to ask → no pregunté por educación or cortesía
he said he liked it but I think he was just being polite → dijo que le gustaba pero creo que lo hizo sólo por cumplir
it's polite to ask permission → es de buena educación pedir permiso
it's not polite to stare → es una falta de educación or es de mala educación quedarse mirando a la gente
his speech received polite applause → su discurso recibió el aplauso de rigor or cortesía
that's not the sort of thing you do in polite company → ése no es el tipo de cosa que harías entre gente educada or fina
they sat there making polite conversation → estaban ahí sentados, dando conversación para quedar bien
he showed a polite interest in my work → mostró interés en mi trabajo sólo por cumplir
in polite society → en la buena sociedad
that's not a very polite thing to say → esas cosas no se dicen
I was trying to think of a polite way to say no → buscaba una forma de decir "no" sin ofender
"cosy" is the polite word for the flat's dimensions (iro) → siendo generoso, podría decirse que las dimensiones del piso lo hacen acogedor

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj

[person, behaviour] → poli(e)
to be polite to sb → être poli(e) avec qn
it's not polite to
It's not polite to do that → Ça ne se fait pas.
to make polite conversation → faire la conversation

in polite society → en société

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polite

adj (+er)

→ höflich; it wouldn’t be polite → es wäre unhöflich; to be polite to somebody → höflich zu jdm sein; be polite about her cooking → mach ein paar höfliche Bemerkungen über ihre Kochkunst; when I said it was good I was just being polite → als ich sagte, es sei gut, wollte ich nur höflich sein; there’s no need to be polite about it if you don’t like it → du kannst es ruhig sagen, wenn es dir nicht gefällt; polite conversation → höfliche Konversation; we sat around making polite conversation → wir saßen zusammen und machten Konversation

society → fein

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → educato/a
it's not polite to do that → non è educato or buona educazione fare questo
to be polite to sb/about sth → essere cortese con qn/riguardo a qc
in polite society → nella buona società

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → educato/a
it's not polite to do that → non è educato or buona educazione fare questo
to be polite to sb/about sth → essere cortese con qn/riguardo a qc
in polite society → nella buona società

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polite

adj polite [pəˈlait]

having or showing good manners; courteous a polite child; a polite apology. beleefd مُهَذَّب учтив slušný velopdragen; høflig höflich ευγενικός educado viisakas مودب kohtelias poli מְנוּמָס नम्र fun,uljudan udvarias sopan kurteis gentile, educato 礼儀正しい 공손한 mandagus pieklājīgs sopan beleefd høflig, dannet grzeczny educado politicos вежливый zdvorilý, slušný vljuden uštiv artig, hövlig สุภาพ kibar 有禮貌的 ввічливий, чемний خليق، شائستہ lịch sự 有礼貌的

adv poˈlitely

beleefd بأدَب учтиво slušně velopdragent; høfligt höflich ευγενικά educadamente viisakalt مودبانه kohteliaasti poliment בְּנִימוּס शिष्टता से, भद्रता से uljudan udvariasan dengan sopan kurteisislega gentilmente, educatamente 礼儀正しく 공손하게 mandagiai pieklājīgi dgn sopan beleefd høflig, dannet grzecznie educadamente (în mod) politicos вежливо zdvorilo, slušne vljudno učtivo artigt, hövligt อย่างสุภาพ kibarca 有禮貌地 ввічливо, чемно شائستگي سے lịch sự 有礼貌地

n poˈliteness

beleefdheid أدَب، تَهْذيب учтивост zdvořilost velopdragenhed; høflighed die Höflichkeit ευγένεια educación viisakus ادب kohteliaisuus politesse נִימוּס शिष्टता, भद्रता uglađenost,pristojnost udvariasság kesopanan kurteisi gentilezza 礼儀正しさ 공손 mandagumas pieklājība kesopanan beleefdheid høflighet, dannelse grzeczność boa educação politeţe вежливость zdvorilosť vljudnost učtivost artighet, hövlighet ความสุภาพอ่อนโยน kibarlık 禮貌 ввічливість, чемність خوش خلقي، شائستگي cử chỉ lịch sự 礼貌

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polite → مؤدب zvořilý høflig höflich ευγενικός cortés kohtelias poli pristojan cortese 丁寧な 정중한 beleefd høflig grzeczny educado вежливый artig สุภาพ kibar lịch sự 有礼貌的