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Interlingua
Adjective
decente (comparative plus decente, superlative le plus decente)
- decent
Italian
Etymology
From Latin decentem, accusative case form of decēns (“appropriate, fitting”), present active participle of decet (“ is fitting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: de‧cèn‧te
Adjective
decente (plural decenti)
- decent, decorous, seemly
- proper
- reasonable
- chaste
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Latin
Participle
decente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of decēns
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decentem, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
decente m or f (plural decentes)
- decent, proper
- Antonym: indecente
Faça um corte de cabelo decente.- Have a decent haircut.
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin decentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /deˈθente/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /deˈsente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: de‧cen‧te
Adjective
decente m or f (masculine and feminine plural decentes)
- decent (showing integrity and moral uprightness)
- Antonym: indecente
- decent (good enough; okay)
- clean, tidy
- Synonyms: limpio, aseado
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Verb
decente
- inflection of decentar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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