civil

  • 41civil — civ•il [[t]ˈsɪv əl[/t]] adj. 1) gov of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society[/ex] 2) gov of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs[/ex] 3) gov of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from… …

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  • 42civil — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to citizens b. of or relating to the state or its citizenry < civil strife > 2. a …

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  • 43civil — civ|il W2S2 [ˈsıvəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin civilis, from civis; CIVIC] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the people who live in a country civil war/disturbance/unrest etc (=fighting etc between different groups of&#8230; …

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  • 44civil */*/*/ — UK [ˈsɪv(ə)l] / US [ˈsɪvɪl] adjective 1) polite, especially in a formal way and without being friendly He could barely bring himself to be civil to them. 2) [usually before noun] relating to private legal disagreements between people, not&#8230; …

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  • 45civil — 1 adj m y f Que corresponde o pertenece a las relaciones y los intereses privados de los ciudadanos: valor civil, juicio civil, asociación civil, organizaciones civiles 2 adj y s m y f Que no es militar ni eclesiástico: gobierno civil, matrimonio …

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  • 46civil — civ|il [ sıvıl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 polite ▸ 2 private not criminal ▸ 3 of people in one country ▸ 4 of state not religion ▸ 5 not military 1. ) polite, especially in a formal way and without being friendly: He could barely bring himself to be&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47civil*/*/*/ — [ˈsɪv(ə)l] adj 1) polite, but not friendly He could barely force himself to be civil to them.[/ex] 2) relating to private legal disagreements between people, rather than to criminal law civil court[/ex] 3) involving protests or fighting by the&#8230; …

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  • 48civil — {{#}}{{LM C08865}}{{〓}} {{SynC09085}} {{[}}civil{{]}} ‹ci·vil› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} De una ciudad, de sus naturales, de sus habitantes o relacionado con ellos: • El ayuntamiento y los otros edificios de esta plaza son una muestra de&#8230; …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 49civil — (adj) (Básico) que no pertenece al ejército y tampoco a la Iglesia Ejemplos: Un amigo mío es ateo y por tanto decidió contraer el matrimonio civil. La Guardia Civil se ocupa de la seguridad pública en España. Colocaciones: fiesta civil Sinónimos …

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  • 50civil — adjective 1) a civil marriage Syn: secular, nonreligious, lay; formal laic Ant: religious 2) civil aviation Syn: nonmilitary, civilian Ant …

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