courtesy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜːrtɪsi/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɝtəsi/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kûrtə sē or, for 5, kûrtsē)


Inflections of 'courtesy' (n): npl: courtesies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
courtesy n uncountable (politeness)cortesía nf
  gentileza nf
 James's natural courtesy had a calming effect.
 La cortesía natural de James tenía un efecto tranquilizador.
courtesy n (polite act)acto de cortesía nm + loc adj
 Saying 'thank you' is a courtesy that children can easily learn.
 Decir «gracias» es un acto de cortesía que los niños pueden aprender fácilmente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
common courtesy n (politeness, manners)buena educación loc nom f
courtesy call n (diplomatic visit)visita de cortesía loc nom f
courtesy call n (phone call out of politeness)llamada de cortesía nf + loc adj
 Good afternoon Mrs Jones, this is just a courtesy call to let you know your car is now ready for collection.
 Buenas tardes, Sra. Jones, esta es una llamada de cortesía para avisarle que ya puede retirar su coche.
courtesy car n (vehicle provided free of charge) (Vehículo de renta gratuito.)vehículo de cortesía nm
 Al's Garage always lends me a courtesy car to drive while they repair my own car.
 El taller mecánico siempre me da un vehículo de cortesía mientras reparan mi auto.
courtesy of [sb/sth] prep (provided by)cortesía de nf + prep
 The posters are courtesy of the Minister for Tourism.
 Los carteles son cortesía de la Secretaría de Turismo.
do [sb] the courtesy of doing [sth] v expr (be polite enough to do [sth] for [sb])hacerle a alguien el favor de loc verb
pay a courtesy call to [sb],
pay [sb] a courtesy call
v expr
(make diplomatic visit)hacer una visita de cortesía loc verb
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'courtesy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: were [offered, provided, given] a courtesy car, gave the [client, customer] a courtesy call, deserve at least a courtesy call, more...

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