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

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It pays to be polite. Ça paie d'être poli.
Be polite to your parents. Sois poli avec tes parents.
She wasn't polite to him. Elle ne fut pas polie à son endroit.
The English are a polite people. Les Anglais sont un peuple poli.
You should try to be more polite. Tu devrais essayer d'être plus poli.
Yawning in a meeting is not polite. Ce n'est pas poli de s'étirer à une réunion.
That nurse is very kind and polite. Cette infirmière est très gentille et polie.
His attitude is by no means polite. Son attitude n'est pas du tout polie.
It isn't polite to stare at people. Il n'est pas poli de regarder fixement les gens.
It is not polite to point at others. Il n'est pas poli de montrer les autres du doigt.
It's not polite to point at others. C'est pas poli de montrer les autres du doigt.
A polite manner is characteristic of Japanese people. Les manières polies sont caractéristiques des Japonais.
It's more polite to say thin than skinny. Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre.
You cannot be too polite when you meet the president. On ne peut pas être trop poli lorsqu'on rencontre le président.
He is bright, and what is more, he is polite. Il est intelligent, et de plus, il est poli.
I suggest we drink as little as possible to be polite. Je suggère que nous buvions aussi peu que possible pour être polis.
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.
Parents also arrange marriages, which is a polite way of saying that they sell or trade their children. Les parents planifient aussi des mariages arrangés, ce qui est une façon polie de dire qu'ils vendent ou échangent leurs enfants.
We treated him in the politest manner possible. Nous l'avons traité de la façon la plus polie possible.
His behavior was anything but polite. Sa conduite était tout sauf courtoise.
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