Usage examples of "poli" in French with translation to English

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Soyez poli avec vos parents. Be polite to your parents.
Mon frère a poli l'argent. My brother polished the silver.
Sois poli avec tes parents. Be polite to your parents.
J'ai poli le plancher et les meubles. I polished up the floor and furniture.
Ça paie d'être poli. It pays to be polite.
Sois poli s'il te plaît. Please be polite.
Les Anglais sont un peuple poli. The English are a polite people.
Il faut que tu sois poli. You must be polite.
Tu devrais essayer d'être plus poli. You should try to be more polite.
Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Il est intelligent, et de plus, il est poli. He is bright, and what is more, he is polite.
Il n'est pas poli de regarder fixement les gens. It isn't polite to stare at people.
C'est pas poli de montrer les autres du doigt. It's not polite to point at others.
Ce n'est pas poli de s'étirer à une réunion. Yawning in a meeting is not polite.
Il n'est pas poli de montrer les autres du doigt. It is not polite to point at others.
On ne peut pas être trop poli lorsqu'on rencontre le président. You cannot be too polite when you meet the president.
Vous pourriez au moins tâcher d'être un peu plus poli, même si ça ne vous ressemble pas. You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
Tu pourrais au moins essayer d'être un peu plus poli, même si ce n'est pas dans ta nature. You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
Soyez polies avec vos parents. Be polite to your parents.
Soyez polis avec vos parents. Be polite to your parents.
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