gracious

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gracious

[ˈgreɪʃəs]

adjetivo

1amable, atento(a) (kind, polite); caballeroso(a) (in victory)

2elegante, lujoso(a) (elegant)

3(exclamation)

gracious [grei-shos]

adjetivo

1Gracioso, benévolo, favorable, humano.

2Virtuoso, bueno.

3Primoroso, agradable, cortés.

gracious [ˈɡreɪʃəs]

adjective

1 (refined, courteous) [+person, gesture, smile, letter] gentil; cortés; [+era] refinado

by (the) gracious consent ofconsent (formal) por la gracia de

to be gracious enough to do sthenough tener la cortesía de hacer algo

he was gracious in defeat/victoryin era correcto a la hora de la derrota/del triunfo

he has always been a gracious loserloser siempre ha sabido perder con dignidad

by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queenpermission (formal) por la gracia de Su Majestad la Reina

she gave a gracious [speech] of thanks

to be gracious to sbto ser gentil cortés con algn;or

2 (merciful) [+God] misericordioso

3 (elegant, comfortable) [+place, building] elegante; refinado

she loved fine clothes and gracious livingliving le encantaba la ropa elegante y la vida refinada

interjection

gracious! good gracious (me)! ¡Santo cielo!; ¡Dios mío!

"you know Jack, don't you?" — "good gracious, yes!" —conoces a Jack, ¿no? —¡por supuesto que sí!

"you're short of money?" — "good gracious no!"

good gracious, what does that matter! ¡por amor de Dios! ¿qué importancia tiene eso?

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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously