| The French word | |
la politesse |
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| politeness (f) | |
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L'excès de politesse est ennuyeux.
Excess of politeness is annoying. |
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Ils prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.
They mistook my politeness for friendship. |
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Elles prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.
They mistook my politeness for friendship. |
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Il y a des gens qui disent que la politesse des Anglais est essentiellement un sentiment de peur.
There are people who say that the politeness of Englishmen is essentially a sense of fear. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |
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