deferencia

[US]/[de.fe.ʁɑ̃s]/
[UK]/[de.fe.ʁɑ̃s]/

Translation

n.f. respekt, anerkendelse, omtanke; høflig omtanke for en andens ønsker; samtykke, godkendelse, der opstår af respekt

Example Sentences

he bowed his head in deference to the king.

han nikkede hovedet i ærbødighed over for kongen.

out of deference to her grandmother, she wore a modest dress.

i ærbødighed over for sin bedstemor, bar hun en beskedn dress.

the manager showed deference to his senior staff members.

chefen viste ærbødighed over for sine senior medarbejdere.

we chose to proceed in deference to the committee's wishes.

vi valgte at fortsætte i ærbødighed over for komiteens ønsker.

in deference to the host, the guests waited to start eating.

i ærbødighed over for værten ventede gæsterne på at begynde at spise.

the junior lawyer spoke with great deference to the judge.

den unge advokat talte med stor ærbødighed over for dommeren.

they lowered their voices in deference to the sleeping baby.

de sænkte deres stemmer i ærbødighed over for den sovende baby.

out of deference to local customs, he removed his shoes.

i ærbødighed over for lokale skikke fjernede han sine sko.

the decision was made in deference to public opinion.

beslutningen blev truffet i ærbødighed over for offentlig mening.

she treated the elderly professor with the utmost deference.

hun behandlede den ældre professor med den største ærbødighed.

in deference to the victims, the event was cancelled.

i ærbødighed over for ofret blev begivenheden aflyst.

he stood back in deference to allow the lady to pass.

han trak sig tilbage i ærbødighed for at give fruen plads.

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