politely

[US]/pə'laitli/
[UK]/pəˈlaɪtlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. med artighet; med taktkänsla; med respekt; på ett väluppfostrat sätt.

Phrases & Collocations

speak politely

Var artig

act politely

Var artig

respond politely

Var artig

Example Sentences

She bobbed politely at me.

Hon nickade artigt åt mig.

The girl bobbed politely at him.

Flickan nickade artigt åt honom.

He has a politely diffident manner.

Han har ett artigt och tveksam sätt.

He politely pretended not to have heard this remark.

Han låtsades artigt som om han inte hade hört denna kommentar.

We politely turned down the invitation.

Vi tackade artigt nej till inbjudan.

'You must be very old, maltster,' said Gabriel politely, 'to have such an old son as Jacob here.'

'Du måste vara väldigt gammal, maltare,' sa Gabriel artigt, 'att ha en så gammal son som Jakob här.'

Ambreene glanced irritably out the window as she hurried along the Hall of Clouds behind the politely insistent seneschal. Why did Grandmama Teshla want to see her just now?

Ambreene kastade en irriterad blick ut genom fönstret när hon skyndade längs Hall of Clouds bakom den artigt ihärdiga stallmästaren. Varför ville farmor Teshla se henne just nu?

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