Translation of decorum – English–Portuguese dictionary

decorum

noun [ U ]
  formal
uk
/dɪˈkɔː.rəm/
us
/dɪˈkɔːr.əm/
decoro
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum. Como jovens, era esperado que nos comportássemos com decoro adequado.

(Translation of decorum from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of decorum | PASSWORD English–Portuguese Dictionary

decorum
noun
/diˈkoːrəm/
formal
quiet, dignified and proper behaviour/behavior
decoro
The man behaved with decorum in the old lady’s presence.

(Translation of decorum from the PASSWORD English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of decorum

decorum
While any praxis will involve levels of decorum, architecture is distinguished by its primary concern for the conditions of decorum.
Rhetorical decorum, however, tolerates what is unauthorised, unprecedented, and unnatural for the sake of effective communication.
The present authors would identify conformità with decorum.
An institution of this nature, conducted with proper decorum is truly rational.
First, there is the problem of rules and appropriateness: decorum is outside art.
Moreover, apart from the odd direct reference, decorum in particular is difficult to isolate in the period's architectural treatises.
Yet despite the trend of theory, architects of the mid-nineteenth century continued a practicable observance of decorum in their designs.
The governing idea in most seventeenth-century discussions of preaching styles is rhetorical decorum.
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Translations of decorum

in Chinese (Traditional)
穩重,端莊…
in Chinese (Simplified)
稳重,端庄…
in Spanish
decoro…
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uygun ve doğru davranış, edep, terbiye…
décorum…
decorum…
dobré způsoby…
anstændighed, etikette…
sopan…
มารยาท, สมบัติผู้ดี…
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przyzwoitość, dobre maniery…
anständighet, dekorum, värdighet…
beradab…
der Anstand…
anstendighet, folkeskikk, verdighet…
пристойність, декорум…
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