niceties in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for niceties in the English»French Dictionary

nicety [Brit ˈnʌɪsɪti, Am ˈnaɪsədi] N

1. nicety (subtle detail):

nicety

subtilité f

the niceties of protocol

les subtilités du protocole

2. nicety (refinement):

the social niceties

les raffinements mpl mondains

Translations for niceties in the French»English Dictionary

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il ne fait pas dans la dentelle

he's not one to bother with niceties

niceties in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for niceties in the English»French Dictionary

nicety <-ties> [ˈnaɪsəti, Am -t̬i] N

1. nicety no pl (subtle, finer point):

nicety

subtilité f

2. nicety pl (precise distinctions):

nicety

subtilités fpl

3. nicety (social conventions):

nicety

convenances fpl

social niceties

mondanités fpl

Translations for niceties in the French»English Dictionary

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raffinement

niceties

niceties Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

social niceties

mondanités fpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Men had to receive the very rudiments of culture before they could appreciate its niceties.

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Eli is politically astute and doesn't waste time with niceties.

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He tended to concentrate on the niceties and absurdities of social exchanges, instead of a greater concern with universal problems of human life.

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Dispensing with niceties, the staff get to work and, as lessons begin in earnest, it soon becomes clear that the ladettes are up against formidable opposition.

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They pay less attention to the niceties of documentation and historiography, but they are not the puppets of political conservatives.

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In reviewing the voluminous literature on the subject, the student of civil disobedience rapidly finds himself surrounded by a maze of semantical problems and grammatical niceties.

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Times are changing, and the future does not necessarily belong to gentlemen gangsters who control their impulses and understand the niceties.

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It is needless to enter into refinements or niceties as to the nature of trusts, or the specific name of trustee.

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The spot is donned with all delicacies and niceties.

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However, he has little interest in or even understanding of the social niceties that enable people to enjoy working together.

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