decencia

f.

1 decency (decoro).

2 dignity.

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decencia

► nombre femenino

1 (decoro) decency, propriety

2 (honestidad) honesty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con decencia decently

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noun f.

decency

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SF

1) (=pudor) decency; (=decoro) decorum; (=honestidad) respectability

faltar a la decencia — to offend against decency o propriety

2) (=aseo) cleanliness, tidiness

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femenino decency

si tuviera un poco de decencia — if he had any decency at all

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= respectability, decency, decorum.

Ex. Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.

Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

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femenino decency

si tuviera un poco de decencia — if he had any decency at all

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= respectability, decency, decorum.

Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.

Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

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decencia

feminine

1 (honradez) decency

si tuviera un poco de decencia if he had any decency at all

2 (pudor) decency

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decencia sustantivo femenino
decency
decencia sustantivo femenino
1 (pudor) decency
2 (integridad, honestidad) honesty
'decencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honradez
English:
decency
- speck
- decently

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decencia nf

1. [decoro] decency;

[en el vestir] modesty;

vestir con decencia to dress modestly

2. [honradez] decency

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decencia

f decency

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decencia nf

: decency