respectable
/ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl/
adjective
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close — "a solid reputation" means a respectable one.
Similar in other languages
German
achtenswert is the German word for the same thing — both mean "estimable, respectable."
German
respectable is the French word for the same thing — both mean "decent, proper, respectable."
Practice
1 What does respectable mean?
respectable
2 Fill the gap: C'est une famille ___ du village.
Full sentence: C'est une famille respectable du village. (It's a respectable family in the village.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches respectable?
respectable: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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