decency

decency
noun
(propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, die

it is [a matter of] common decency — es ist eine Frage des Anstands

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noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) der Anstand
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de·cen·cy
[ˈdi:sən(t)si]
n
1. no pl (social respectability) Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f; (goodness) Anständigkeit f
to show a little \decency etwas Anstand zeigen
to have the \decency to do sth die Liebenswürdigkeit haben, etw zu tun
2. (approved behaviour)
decencies pl Anstandsformen pl
I hate funerals, but you must observe the decencies ich hasse Beerdigungen, aber man muss eben die Form wahren
3. AM (basic comforts)
decencies pl Annehmlichkeiten pl
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['diːsənsI]
n
(= good manners etc) Anstand m; (of dress etc) Anständigkeit f; (of behaviour) Schicklichkeit f

decency demands that ... — der Anstand fordert, dass ...

it's only common decency to ... — es gehört sich einfach, zu ...

have you no sense of decency? — haben Sie denn kein Anstandsgefühl!

for decency's sake — anstandshalber

he could have had the decency to tell me — er hätte es mir anständigerweise auch sagen können

I hope you'll have the decency to tell me — ich hoffe, du wirst die Anständigkeit besitzen, es mir zu sagen

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decency [ˈdiːsnsı] s
1. Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f:
for decency’s sake anstandshalber
2. Anständigkeit f:
he had the decency to leave er war so anständig zu gehen
3. pl
a) geziemende Form
b) Anstand(sregeln) m(pl):
observe the decencies den Anstand wahren
4. pl Annehmlichkeiten pl (des Lebens)
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noun
(propriety) Anstand, der; (of manners, literature, language) Schicklichkeit, die (geh.); (fairness, respectability) Anständigkeit, die

it is [a matter of] common decency — es ist eine Frage des Anstands

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n.
Anstand -¨e m.
Anständigkeit f.
Schicklichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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