polite

höflich

Mit guten Umgangsformen und respektvollem Verhalten gegenüber anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: Showing good manners and treating other people with respect.

• Your children are very polite.
• She gave a polite reply to his question.
• Is it polite to leave without saying goodbye?

So benutzt man es: be polite to someone (Please be polite to the waiter.); it is polite to do something (It is polite to thank your host.)

Synonyme: well-mannered, courteous, respectful

Gegenteile: rude, impolite

Häufige Wendungen: polite to someone, polite request, polite reply, polite behaviour