respectable
adjective
respectable, · respectábel
EN The directory which fell into her hands was a year or more old, however, and upon reaching the number indicated, Edna discovered that the house was occupied by a respectable family of mulattoes who had chambres garnies to let.
GL A guía que lle caeu nas mans tiña máis dun ano. Cando chegou ó número indicado, Edna descubriu que a casa estaba ocupada por unha respectable familia de mulatos que alugaban chambres garnies.
Fonte: ESP (1598)
decente
EN It eased the conscience of many small men to feel that they were working for an employer: they were almost as respectable soon in their own eyes as wage-earners; they were one of a group, and if there was guilt, the leaders bore the guilt.
GL A sensación de que traballaban para outros acalaba a conciencia de moitos homes mesquiños: na súa opinión, eran tan decentes como outro asalariado calquera; formaban parte dunha empresa e, se había algún culpable, serían os seus xefes.
Fonte: TER (1552)
honrado
EN I cannot remember the hour when I did not love Bertha; we had been neighbours and playmates from infancy --her parents, like mine, were of humble life, yet respectable-- our attachment had been a source of pleasure to them.
GL Non recordo o tempo no que non amaba a Bertha: foramos veciños e compañeiros de xogos desde nenos; os seus pais, coma os meus, eran de condición humilde pero honrados, e o noso amor era fonte de alegría para eles.
Fonte: MOR (33)
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