Russian English Dictionary

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порядочный in English:

1. decent decent


No decent person would do such a thing!
As soon as I can get a decent video camera, I'll start making videos to put online.
Simon is a decent guy. He has a clear hierarchy of moral values.
decent meal
chip backed up by a decent 1GB of RAM
cuddy seems decent
I'm expecting a decent catch, so please try your best at fishing for us.
You know you've really mastered a foreign language when you can write a decent poem in it.
If you prefer to get decent service... stay away!
I am sure that we will again be able to find a decent compromise on this issue.
He earns a decent salary. Decent people have had their lives ruined by his behaviour.
Children, orphaned, lost, have no possibility of education or a decent future.
the condition of Redwood is decent.
I ​thought he was a decent ​person. It made ​quite a decent-sized (= ​large) ​hole.
I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime. / Are there any decent schools in that area? I've got to get some decent boots.

2. 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.

English word "порядочный"(respectable) occurs in sets:

TRKI Vocabulary 301 - 350

3. conscientious


A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home.
I'm conscientious - I always do my homework.
However, for conscientious MEPs and those in the non-attached group, it is a nightmare.
Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.
I'm diligent but not always conscientious. Sometimes I complete task inaccurate and in a slipshod manner
a conscientious worker
She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions
He's maybe not our brightest employee, but certainly a conscientious one.
In either case he always answered them, for he was conscientious.
Sharon works very hard and is conscientious.
Miss Dorota is the most conscientious worker in our company.
I know we can rely on them to get the job finished on time. They are very conscientious.
She's so conscientious-she learns everyday!
She's very thorough and conscientious. / a conscientious student/teacher/worker
At the end, the conscientious girl gave up with her English homework, and started to revise her list of Ainu words.

English word "порядочный"(conscientious) occurs in sets:

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