Yiddish English Dictionary

ייִדיש - English

לייַטיש in English:

1. respectable respectable


He makes his living in a perfectly respectable trade.
The building is inhabited by some respectable people.
Hers is a respectable family with a long history behind it.
He was a respectable businessman.
I hope to earn a respectable income by the time I settle down.
I know some most respectable people in the town.
He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
At no period of our ancient history does there appear to have been greater attention paid to the culture of the female mind than during the age of Elizabeth and at no time has there existed a greater number of amiable and respectable women.
To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.
This part of the city has become quite respectable in the last ten years. I wore my boring, respectable suit to the interview.
a respectable married woman
We are not thieves! We are respectable businesspeople.
Try to behave yourself here. It's a respectable institution.
The crowd was respectable although it looked smaller due to the large size of the building
They were of a respectable family in the north of England.