DECENCY - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

decency [Brit ˈdiːs(ə)nsi, Am ˈdisənsi] N

1. decency (good manners):

decency: politesse f

they might have had the decency to thank us: ils auraient pu avoir la politesse or la correction de nous remercier

you can't in all decency ask him to pay: tu ne peux décemment pas lui demander de payer

2. decency (morality):

he hasn't an ounce of decency: il n'a pas le moindre sens moral

3. decency:

decency (propriety): convenances fpl

decency (in sexual matters): décence f

he has no sense of decency: il n'a aucun sens des convenances

for the sake of decency: par souci or respect des convenances

to observe the decencies form: observer or respecter les convenances

common decency N U

common decency: simple politesse f

proletarian decency, life: ouvrier/-ière

French

English

décence: decency

il n'a pas eu la décence de faire: he didn't have the decency to do

décence: sense of decency

blesser/offenser la pudeur de qn: to offend sb's sense of decency

pudeur (considération): decency

ayez la pudeur de vous taire: have the decency to keep quiet

transgresser les limites de la décence: to cross the bounds of decency

honnêteté (décence, pudeur): decency

outrage aux bonnes mœurs: affront to public decency

tu pourrais avoir la politesse de t'excuser: you might have the decency to apologize

rappel à l'ordre/à la décence/au devoir: call to order/to decency/to duty

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

decency [ˈdi:səntsi] N

1. decency no pl (social respectability):

decency: décence f

2. decency (goodness):

decency: bonté f

3. decency pl (approved behavior):

decency: convenances fpl

4. decency pl Am (basic comforts):

decency: commodités fpl

French

English

décence: decency

choquer la décence: to offend against decency

honnêteté d'une conduite, intention, d'un propos: decency

pudeur: decency

ayez la pudeur de vous taire!: have the decency to shut up!

outrage aux bonnes mœurs: affront to public decency

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

decency [ˈdi·s ə n(t)·si] N

1. decency (social respectability):

decency: décence f

2. decency (goodness):

decency: bonté f

3. decency pl (approved behavior):

decency: convenances fpl

4. decency pl (basic comforts):

decency: commodités fpl

French

English

décence: decency

honnêteté d'une conduite, intention, d'un propos: decency

pudeur: decency

ayez la pudeur de vous taire!: have the decency to shut up!

outrage aux bonnes mœurs: affront to public decency

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ayez la pudeur de vous taire!: have the decency to shut up!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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