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cortés — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • courteous adj Polite and considerate toward others.
  • gallant adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
  • polite adj Showing good manners and consideration for others.
  • thoughtful adj Showing careful thinking or consideration.
  • urbane adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

Senses

cortés is used for these senses in English:

  • courteous Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
  • gallant Honorable.
  • polite Well-mannered, civilized.
  • thoughtful Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
  • urbane Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

gallant — full definition

  1. adj Brave and honorable, especially in the face of danger.
  2. adj Polite and attentive toward women, in an old-fashioned, chivalrous way.
  3. noun A man who is polite, attentive, and chivalrous toward women.

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