dictionnaire Français - Anglais

poli Anglais:

1. mannerly

Anglais mot "poli"(mannerly) se produit dans des ensembles:

Fiches du livre - "The Pond" (Carl Ewald)
Fiches du livre - "Three Plays" (Padraic Colum)
Fiches du livre - "A Mother’s Year Book" (Various)
Fiches du livre - "Tar Heel Tales" (H. E. C. Bryant)
Fiches du livre - "Fontainbleau" (John O'Keeffe)

2. polite

Now I understand that my mother was only trying to be polite in public.

Tom speaks five languages, but doesn't know how to be polite in any of them.

Which city had the friendliest and most polite inhabitants?

I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.

OPP impolite

In the U.S. it is disrespectful to slurp while eating noodles, but in Japan it is considered polite and even flattering.

Working part-time, I found that some customers were polite, whereas others were not.

When you go abroad, it is useful to learn at least some polite phrases in the local language.

Parents also arrange marriages, which is a polite way of saying that they sell or trade their children.

Polite language, in a sense, spoils a casual atmosphere.

A polite way to reveal knowledge of a fact without telling the source of the information is to say, "a little bird told me".

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.

Many people like these shops because the atmosphere is friendly and the shop-assistants are polite and helpful.

When it comes to great customer service and keeping the store in tip-top shape, you`re a natural - happy, friendly, polite and nothing is ever too much trouble.

It's polite, in some countries to leave a bit of food,

Anglais mot "poli"(polite) se produit dans des ensembles:

Common adjectives - Adjectifs courants
Fiches du livre - "Earthmen Bearing Gifts" (Fredri...
Fiches du livre - "Punch, or the London Charivari,...
Fiches du livre - "Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fo...
Fiches du livre - "Fairy Realm A Collection Of The...

3. polished

When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?

I polished up the floor and furniture.

My brother polished the silver.

If you don't keep the silverware polished, it'll lose its luster.

His shoes were always clean and highly polished.

You say you had a nibble, it looked to me like you'd polished it off.

I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.

Jane could not believe it when her date polished off an entire chocolate cake.

The diamond in this ring is polished.

There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society.

She is a polished lady.

Anglais mot "poli"(polished) se produit dans des ensembles:

VE - B1 - L2

d'autres mots commençant par "P"

poitrine Anglais
poivre Anglais
poivrer Anglais
police Anglais
policier Anglais
politique Anglais