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POLITENESS
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Traducere în limba română
politeness substantiv
politeţe, bună-cuviinţă, bună-creştere.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
“It's a beautiful day, Mr. Barkis!” I said, as an act of politeness.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
My conscience told me that I deserved no extraordinary politeness, and I confess that I did not expect to receive more than my due.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
After addressing her with his usual politeness, he turned to his daughter and said, “Well, Eleanor, may I congratulate you on being successful in your application to your fair friend?”
(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)
This would not, in itself, have been sufficient for the delicacy of Miss Dashwood;—but it was inforced with so much real politeness by Mr. Palmer himself, as, joined to the very great amendment of his manners towards them since her sister had been known to be unhappy, induced her to accept it with pleasure.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
She rushed out at an opposite door from the one her uncle was approaching, and was walking up and down the East room in the utmost confusion of contrary feeling, before Sir Thomas's politeness or apologies were over, or he had reached the beginning of the joyful intelligence which his visitor came to communicate.
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
She received him with her very best politeness, which he returned with as much more, apologising for his intrusion, without any previous acquaintance with her, which he could not help flattering himself, however, might be justified by his relationship to the young ladies who introduced him to her notice.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
Indeed, Miss Trotwood, said Miss Murdstone, all that I could say has been so well said by my brother, and all that I know to be the fact has been so plainly stated by him, that I have nothing to add except my thanks for your politeness.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
Elinor could not help smiling at this display of indifference towards the manners of a person, to whom she had often had difficulty in persuading Marianne to behave with tolerable politeness; and resolved within herself, that if her sister persisted in going, she would go likewise, as she did not think it proper that Marianne should be left to the sole guidance of her own judgment, or that Mrs. Jennings should be abandoned to the mercy of Marianne for all the comfort of her domestic hours.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
They did not see the gentlemen again till Tuesday; and Mrs. Bennet, in the meanwhile, was giving way to all the happy schemes, which the good humour and common politeness of Bingley, in half an hour's visit, had revived.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
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