1 (courteously) [+ask, listen, refuse] cortésmente; [+smile] cortésmente; amablemente I sent them a politely worded letter les mandé una carta muy correcta
he politely but firmly refused Kurt rose and managed to smile politely the porter smiled politely at her he inquired politely about my health She waited politely until we'd finished and then spoke
2 (out of politeness) por cortesía I politely overlooked his bad manners por cortesía, pasé por alto su falta de educación
they applauded politely when he had finished Kravis listened politely, but clearly had other matters on his mind they stood up politely when she entered the room
