🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

boas maneiras à mesa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo-as ma-nei-ras a me-za

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
table manners/ˈteɪ.bəl ˌmæn.ərz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #12500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ensinar boas maneiras à mesa para as crianças é essencial."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The rules of behavior that are expected while eating at a table, especially in the presence of others.

    "Children should be taught good table manners from a young age."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'table' (referring to the dining table, from Old French table) and 'manners' (from Old French manieres, meaning ways of behaving or conducting oneself).

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