respectable

respectable
adjective
1) (having a good reputation or character: a respectable family.) respetable
2) (correct; acceptable: respectable behaviour.) correcto, respetable, decente
3) ((of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear: You can't go out in those torn trousers - they're not respectable.) adecuado; decente
4) (large, good etc enough; fairly large, good etc: Four goals is a respectable score.) decente; importante, considerable
respectable adj respetable
respectable
tr[rɪ'spektəbəl]
adjective
1 (gen) respetable
2 (decent) decente, presentable
respectable [ri'spɛktəbəl] adj
1) proper: respetable, decente
2) considerable: considerable, respetable
a respectable amount: una cantidad respetable
♦ respectably [-bli] adv
respectable
adj.
• apreciable adj.
• respetable adj.
• respetuoso, -a adj.
rɪ'spektəbəl
adjective
1)
a) (socially acceptable) <person/conduct> decente, respetable; <clothes> decente
b) (unobjectionable) <theory/writer> respetable
2)
a) (quite large) <amount/salary> respetable, considerable
b) (reasonably good) <performance/score> digno, aceptable
[rɪs'pektǝbl]
ADJ
1) (=deserving respect) respetable

for perfectly respectable reasons — por motivos perfectamente legítimos

2) (=of fair social standing, decent) respetable, decente

that's not respectable — eso no es respetable or decente

that skirt isn't respectable — esa falda no es decente

a respectable family — una familia respetable

respectable people — gente f bien

in respectable society — en la buena sociedad

3) [amount] apreciable

at a respectable distance — a una distancia prudente

she lost a respectable sum — perdió una cantidad respetable

4) (=passable)

we made a respectable showing — lo hicimos más o menos bien

his work is respectable but not brilliant — su obra es aceptable pero no increíble

my marks were quite respectable — mis notas eran bastante decentes

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[rɪ'spektəbəl]
adjective
1)
a) (socially acceptable) <person/conduct> decente, respetable; <clothes> decente
b) (unobjectionable) <theory/writer> respetable
2)
a) (quite large) <amount/salary> respetable, considerable
b) (reasonably good) <performance/score> digno, aceptable

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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