deference
/ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns/ nom C2En français : respect, déférence
- Great respect. · The children treated their elders with deference.
- The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. · By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.
Pluriel deferences
Dans la bibliothèque
I assure you that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison with myself, I should not pay him half so much deference.
Elizabeth was chiefly struck with his extraordinary deference for Lady Catherine, and his kind intention of christening, marrying, and burying his parishioners whenever it were required.
She is the sort of woman whom one cannot regard with too much deference.”
Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law, that she ventured not to speak to him, unless it was in her power to offer him any attention, or mark her deference for his opinion.
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