courtesy

courtesy
noun
Höflichkeit, die

by courtesy of the museum — mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Museums

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['kə:təsi]
noun
(politeness; considerate and respectful behaviour: Everyone appreciates courtesy.) die Höflichkeit
- by courtesy of
- courtesy of
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cour·tesy
[ˈkɜ:təsi, AM ˈkɜ:rt̬-]
n
1. no pl (politeness) Höflichkeit f
to have the [common] \courtesy to do sth so höflich sein, etw zu tun
to show [sb] [some] \courtesy [jdm gegenüber] höflich [o entgegenkommend] sein
2. (courteous gesture) Höflichkeit f
an exchange of courtesies ein Austausch m von Höflichkeiten
3.
[by] \courtesy of sb/sth (with the permission of) mit freundlicher Genehmigung von jdm/etw; (thanks to) dank jdm/etw
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['kɜːtIsɪ]
n
Höflichkeit f

(by) courtesy of — freundlicherweise zur Verfügung gestellt von

the air was fresh (by) courtesy of a large hole in the roof — die Luft war ziemlich frisch, was einem großen Loch im Dach zu verdanken war

would you do me the courtesy of shutting up! — würden Sie mir den Gefallen tun und den Mund halten!

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courtesy [ˈkɜːtısı; a. ˈkɔː-; US ˈkɜr-]
A s
1. (beide auch Äußerung etc) Höflichkeit f, Liebenswürdigkeit f (beide:
to, toward[s] gegen):
by courtesy aus Höflichkeit ( A 2);
be in courtesy bound to do sth anstandshalber verpflichtet sein, etwas zu tun;
courtesy on the road Höflichkeit im Straßenverkehr;
courtesy of the port US Recht n auf sofortige Zollabfertigung;
courtesy light AUTO Innenbeleuchtung f;
courtesy visit Höflichkeits-, Anstandsbesuch m
2. Gefälligkeit f:
by courtesy aus Gefälligkeit ( A 1);
courtesy title Höflichkeitstitel m;
(by) courtesy of
a) mit freundlicher Genehmigung von (od gen),
b) durch, mittels;
the picture was lent to us by courtesy of the National Art Collection freundlicherweise von;
courtesy coach (bes US bus) Zubringerbus m (mit dem z. B. Fluggäste vom Flughafen zum Hotel befördert werden)
3. {{link}}curts(e)y{{/link}} A
B v/i {{link}}curts(e)y{{/link}} B
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noun
Höflichkeit, die

by courtesy of the museum — mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Museums

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n.
Gefälligkeit f.
Höflichkeit f.
Liebenswürdigkeit f.
Verbindlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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