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    respectable

    US /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/

    ・

    UK /rɪˈspektəbl/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveHaving socially/conventionally acceptable morals
    Giles' good manners prove that he comes from a respectable family

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    Become better at talking to people ?️

    08:52Become better at talking to people ?️
    • Then you're someone who is seen as capable, respectable, important.

      Then you're someone who is seen as capable, respectable, important.

    • On the flip side, if you lean more towards competence—I feel like Robin is very competent, for example—then you're someone who is seen as capable, respectable, important.

      On the flip side, if you lean more towards competence—I feel like Robin is very competent, for example—then you're someone who is seen as capable, respectable, important.

    B1

    Google goes wild, again... 11 things you missed at I/O

    04:28Google goes wild, again... 11 things you missed at I/O
    • For under 10 bucks per month, you could be running your own server with predictable pricing and a respectable 2 CPUs and 8 gigabytes of RAM.

      For under 10 bucks per month, you could be running your own server with predictable pricing and a respectable 2 CPUs and 8 gigabytes of RAM.

    • For under 10 bucks per month you could be running your own server with predictable pricing and a respectable 2 CPUs and 8 gigabytes of RAM.

      For under 10 bucks per month you could be running your own server with predictable pricing and a respectable 2 CPUs and 8 gigabytes of RAM.

    B1

    The Need to be Alone

    03:45The Need to be Alone
    • We may try to pass off our desire as something work-related - people generally understand a need to finish off a project - but in truth, it's a far less respectable and far more profound desire that may be driving us on.

      We may try to pass off our desire as something work-related - people generally understand a need to finish off a project - but in truth, it's a far less respectable and far more profound desire that may be driving us on.

    • off a project. But in truth, it's a far less respectable and more profound desire

      off a project. But in truth, it's a far less respectable and more profound desire

    B1

    The Real Reason We Work So Hard

    02:02The Real Reason We Work So Hard
    • We work so hard because we are in terror of stillness, because being scared of the world offers the most respectable distraction from a dread of our own minds, because we have no idea how to let anyone know us outside of our achievements, because it seems inconceivable that we have any value beyond what we do, because we were early on in the art of being terrified and we are still too young to question our elders, because we use the noise from without to drown the murmurs from within, because we can't read poetry for we despise anything that doesn't have a charted purpose or goal and that therefore threatens to collide us with the unexpected, because we don't allow ourselves to be acquainted with the night, because if we started with the questions we have no idea where we might have to go and what might need to be discarded, because we are in flight from untenable sadness and regret, because we haven't got too many or even any real friends, because few people ever just held us quietly, because we have no idea what to do with ourselves other than run, because we find peace so much harder than war and because the real work might lie elsewhere.

      We work so hard because we are in terror of stillness, because being scared of the world offers the most respectable distraction from a dread of our own minds, because we have no idea how to let anyone know us outside of our achievements, because it seems inconceivable that we have any value beyond what we do, because we were early on in the art of being terrified and we are still too young to question our elders, because we use the noise from without to drown the murmurs from within, because we can't read poetry for we despise anything that doesn't have a charted purpose or goal and that therefore threatens to collide us with the unexpected, because we don't allow ourselves to be acquainted with the night, because if we started with the questions we have no idea where we might have to go and what might need to be discarded, because we are in flight from untenable sadness and regret, because we haven't got too many or even any real friends, because few people ever just held us quietly, because we have no idea what to do with ourselves other than run, because we find peace so much harder than war and because the real work might lie elsewhere.

    • Because being scared of the world offers the most respectable distraction from a dread of our own minds.

      Because being scared of the world offers the most respectable distraction from a dread of our own minds.

    B1

    Reasons to Leave Christianity* RIGHT NOW

    18:26Reasons to Leave Christianity* RIGHT NOW
    • Falwell and other white evangelicals that they could use opposition to abortion—a more respectable issue—to energize and grow their following.

      Falwell and other white evangelicals that they could use opposition to abortion—a more respectable issue—to energize and grow their following.

    • He alerted Falwell and other white evangelicals that they could use opposition to abortion, a more respectable issue, to energize and grow their following.

      He alerted Falwell and other white evangelicals that they could use opposition to abortion, a more respectable issue, to energize and grow their following.

    B1

    Chapter 35 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    16:25Chapter 35 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    • Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the management of all the Pemberley estates, and

      Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the management of all the Pemberley estates, and

    • "Mr. Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the

      "Mr. Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for many years the

    B1

    Vocabulary: Talking about CLOTHES in English

    07:01Vocabulary: Talking about CLOTHES in English
    • "smart casual", respectable clothing.

      "smart casual", respectable clothing.

    • at someone's house—maybe smart casual, respectable clothing.

      at someone's house—maybe smart casual, respectable clothing.

    A2

    Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article

    58:31Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
    • The spectacle of old Kant's tartuffery, as stiff as it is respectable, luring us onto the dialectical crooked paths which lead to, or better, mislead, to his categorical imperative.

      The spectacle of old Kant's tartuffery, as stiff as it is respectable, luring us onto the dialectical crooked paths which lead to, or better, mislead, to his categorical imperative.

    • The spectacle of old Kant's Tartuffery, as stiff as it is respectable,

      The spectacle of old Kant's Tartuffery, as stiff as it is respectable,

    B2

    The Best Porn Movies Ever!

    08:15The Best Porn Movies Ever!
    • respectable "Awesome". But that doesn't it for tonight's films... so let's take a look

      respectable "Awesome". But that doesn't it for tonight's films... so let's take a look

    • But the overly involved second act hurt this film's tempo; this film gets a very respectable Awesome.

      But the overly involved second act hurt this film's tempo; this film gets a very respectable Awesome.

    B1

    Ex-JAG Officer: Hegseth not being in room for strikes is hard to believe

    08:46Ex-JAG Officer: Hegseth not being in room for strikes is hard to believe
    • And now there's a four-star general with a highly respectable career in the special operations community who's going to be left holding the bag.

      And now there's a four-star general with a highly respectable career in the special operations community who's going to be left holding the bag.

    • And now there's a four star general with a highly respectable career in the special operations community.

      And now there's a four star general with a highly respectable career in the special operations community.

    B1