Was heißt »an­stän­dig« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Es war eine Überraschung zu sehen, dass sich die Studenten am Abend des Abschlussballs alle anständig verhielten.

It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.

Alle wissen, dass er anständig ist.

Everybody knows that he is honest.

Ein Junge deines Alters sollte sich anständig benehmen.

A boy your age ought to behave well.

Wenn man will, dass etwas anständig gemacht wird, muss man zuweilen eben selbst Hand anlegen.

If you want something to be done right, sometimes you've just got to do it yourself.

Zwei gegen einen – das ist kein anständiger Kampf!

Two against one is not a fair fight.

Tom ist ein anständiger, gesetzestreuer Bürger.

Tom's a decent, law-abiding citizen.

Sie ist anständig, gescheit und vor allem hübsch.

She is reputable, rational and above all pretty.

Er ist anständig, gescheit und vor allem gut aussehend.

He is reputable, intelligent, and above all, good looking.

Tom scheint ein anständiger Kerl zu sein.

Tom seems to be a decent guy.

Sieh zu, dass du anständig gekleidet dort hingehst.

You had better go there in decent clothes.

Kein anständiger Mensch könnte dieses Projekt unterstützen.

No one who is a decent human being could possibly support this project.

Tom ist ein anständiger Typ.

Tom is a decent sort of guy.

Dein Vater war ein anständiger und hilfsbereiter Mann.

Your father was a decent and helpful man.

Soweit ich weiß, ist er ein durchaus anständiger Zeitgenosse.

As far as I know he is a decent fellow enough.

Synonyme

acht­bar:

reputable

ad­äquat:

adequate

appropriate

ak­zep­ta­bel:

acceptable

an­ge­mes­sen:

adequate

appropriate

an­nehm­bar:

acceptable

an­sehn­lich:

considerably

auf­recht:

erect

honest

upright

auf­rich­tig:

candid

cordial

cordially

honest

sincere

sincerely

aus­rei­chend:

enough

sufficient

be­acht­lich:

notable

remarkable

brauch­bar:

suitable

useful

viable

de­zent:

discreet

restrained

unobtrusive

ehr­bar:

reputable

eh­ren­haft:

reputable

eh­ren­wert:

reputable

ehr­lich:

real

really

ein­wand­frei:

perfect

ent­spre­chend:

corresponding

respective

fair:

fair

fein:

delicate

fine

good

ge­büh­rend:

adequate

ge­hö­rig:

belong (belonging)

ge­ra­de­he­r­aus:

forthrightly

ge­scheit:

brainy

clever

prudent

hin­rei­chend:

adequate

ample

effectual

enough

sufficient

hübsch:

nice

pretty

in­te­ger:

integer

jung­fräu­lich:

virginal

keusch:

chaste

virginal

kor­rekt:

correct

kreuz­brav:

good as gold

lau­ter:

pure

sincere

ma­kel­los:

immaculate

pristine

or­dent­lich:

orderly

tidy

pas­send:

appropriate

convenient

fitting

matching

suitable

pa­tent:

ingenious

smart

recht­schaf­fen:

righteous

red­lich:

candid

do one's best

honest

real

really

sincere

upright

rein:

clean

sa­lon­fä­hig:

socially acceptable

schön:

beautiful

nice

sitt­sam:

well-behaved

sport­lich:

athletic

treu:

loyal

tu­gend­haft:

virtuous

tu­gend­sam:

virtuous

un­be­rührt:

untouched

un­be­schol­ten:

integer

spotless

un­schul­dig:

innocent

ve­ri­ta­bel:

veritable

ver­nünf­tig:

reasonable

sensible

wahr­haft:

real

true

veracious

Antonyme

bil­lig:

fitting

fies:

nasty

fle­gel­haft:

boorish

impudent

fri­vol:

lewd

ribald

sleazy

ge­mein:

common

kri­mi­nell:

criminal

mies:

bad

lousy

poor

rotten

wretched

ver­kom­men:

be wasted

decay

go bad

go to waste

ver­saut:

swinish

Englische Beispielsätze

• The bus service is surprisingly decent, though a reduced service operates during winter.

• It's always a challenge to translate these Japanese dialogues into halfway decent, natural-sounding German.

• Win or lose, I hope we manage to play some decent football.

• Tom was unrecognisable: he was clean-shaven, had a decent haircut, wore a tailored suit with polished shoes, didn't reek of sweat, but instead wore a scent, and he behaved in a very gentlemanly way, especially towards Mary.

• He asked the landlord whether he had any decent wine.

• Mary lacks the teaching materials she needs to give a decent class.

• My grandad bought himself a decent bike, but didn't get round to using it.

• You look like you haven't had a decent meal in days.

• You're a fairly decent chess player.

• Forced work is pointless: I attract them with decent pay.

• Tycho Brahe, though of noble decent, married a commoner. Together they had three sons and five daughters.

• Tom and Mary haven't had a decent night's sleep since the birth of their baby six months ago.

• Put on some decent clothes.

• With this much money, I could buy a very decent used car.

• Tom said he couldn't find a decent place to live.

• A skilled mechanic makes decent money.

• I had thought of buying a used car, but since I'm earning a decent amount of money now, I decided to splurge and buy a new one.

• I thought you were a decent young woman.

• No decent people go to that place.

• I can't find a decent place to eat around here.