respectable
respeitável
definition
adjective
they thought the stage no life for a respectable lady
regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct.
a respectable botanical text
of some merit or importance.
translation of 'respectable'
adjective
digno,
direito,
honrado,
honesto,
respeitável,
digno de respeito,
sério
example
Victorians sought to create 'respectable' personal habits in societies where the vast majority of inhabitants can be described only as crude.
They were taught, controlled and obtained the best instruction which would make them 'respectable' members of society.
As a result, Irish beef exports to the UK increased by a very 'respectable' 11 per cent.
Of course, it would be too much for a single nominalist to provide an acceptable version of each 'respectable' scientific theory.
You refuse to change to become like the rest of 'respectable' society.
For in the realm of diagnosis and treatment negligence is not established by preferring one 'respectable' body of opinion to another.
Upon seeing the elderly gentleman, this time wearing a more 'respectable' suit, Belinda immediately stands and points an accusing finger at him.
That is an old established and plainly 'respectable' principle.
What kind of image does the sport want: that of a game so correct and 'respectable' that nobody is allowed to speak a controversial word?
But even on a quarter-on-quarter basis, the July-September growth was still a 'respectable' 1.97 percent.
Last year, she reported a very 'respectable' 10-percent increase over that.
I'd have just enough time to get to the hotel, clean up, change into presentable, 'respectable' clothes, and make my way to the bookstore.
If we don't teach our children these values, how can we honestly expect them to become valuable and 'respectable' members of society?
I didn't load on the make-up, but I had a 'respectable' amount on.
He had a good competition and placed a 'respectable' fifth against established gymnasts.
Even with her 'respectable' outfit and beautiful girl on her arm, it felt awkward.
Sprigs of table coral have become established on the wreckage, some now a 'respectable' size.
For them, it is a day to celebrate, to rejoice and to ask for basic rights of inclusion into the mainstream society as any other 'respectable' citizen of the country.
Removing his rather shabby cloak to reveal a more 'respectable' outfit underneath, Maddock spied a nearby servant carrying a tray of food.
By 1891 the desertion rate had fallen to a more 'respectable' 6.2 percent.
For all the 'respectable' clothes they wore, they had the looks of ruffians about them.
Science fiction is not regarded as a 'respectable' genre, he agrees.
He is an old man, in his late-fifties, early sixties, hair a lustrous white, dressed in a 'respectable' suit.
Let students wear 'respectable' clothing of a kind they would, perhaps, later wear to a job interview.
Young male office and shop clerks occupied a precarious social and economic position on the margins of 'respectable' middle-class Victorian society.
The restaurant is very unassuming from the outside and appears to be quite small, but in fact, the main dining area opens up beyond the well stocked central bar and is a very 'respectable' size.
They have all risen to the challenge, holding 'respectable' positions in society, all sharing a common purpose of giving something back to their community.
That's because, behind the 'respectable' suit and neat grey beard, deep down Brian loves a good row.
The rest of the crew got the hint from her glare and piled a 'respectable' amount on their plates.
The real needs of society are not really that great - just some food and some 'respectable' clothing.
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