polite

poli, courtois

Qui se comporte avec de bonnes manières et traite les autres avec respect.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : be polite to someone (Please be polite to the waiter.); it is polite to do something (It is polite to thank your host.)

Synonymes : well-mannered, courteous, respectful

Contraires : rude, impolite

Expressions courantes : polite to someone, polite request, polite reply, polite behaviour