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civil

/ˈsɪv.əl/ adjetivo B1

En español: civil

  1. Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. · She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
  2. Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility. · It was very civil of him to stop the argument.· They despise each other, but they are always civil in public.
  3. Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters. · a civil case
  4. Secular.

Comparativo civiler · Superlativo civilest

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sh!” and the Dormouse sulkily remarked, “If you can’t be civil, you’d better finish the story for yourself.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 55 · B2
It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market town; and, quitting them both, he had removed with his family to a house about a mile from Meryton, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge; where he could think with pleasure of his own importance, and, unshackled by business, occupy himself solely in being civil to all the world.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 17 · B2
Bennet, with civil self-command, to Miss Lucas.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 18 · B2
To the civil inquiries which then poured in, and amongst which she had the pleasure of distinguishing the much superior solicitude of Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 36 · B2

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