decoro

m.

1 decency, decorum.

2 dignity.

vivir con decoro to live decently

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: decorar.

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decoro

► nombre masculino

1 (honor) decorum; (respeto) respect

2 (pudor) modesty, decency

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar el decoro a alguien to show respect for somebody

con/sin decoro (adj) decent/indecent 2 (adv) decently/indecently

■ vivir con decoro to live decently

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noun m.

decorum

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SM

1) (=decencia, dignidad) decorum, decency

decoro virginal — maidenly modesty

2) (=honor) honour, honor (EEUU), respect

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masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

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= propriety, decency, decorum.

Ex. Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.

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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* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

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masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

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= propriety, decency, decorum.

Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.

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.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

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decoro

masculine

1

(dignidad): vivir con decoro to have a decent standard of living

2 (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

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Del verbo decorar: (conjugate decorar)

decoro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

decoró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
decorar    
decoro
decorar (conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
to decorate
decoro sustantivo masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum
decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
'decoro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decorar
- vergüenza
English:
propriety
- respectability
- decency
- decorum

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decoro nm

1. [pudor] decency, decorum;

guardar el decoro to maintain one's decorum;

saber guardar el decoro to know how to behave properly o appropriately;

hablar con decoro to speak with propriety

2. [dignidad] dignity;

vivir con decoro to live decently

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decoro

m decorum;

guardar el decoro maintain decorum

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decoro nm

: decorum, propriety