le
masculine
/ʁɛs.pɛ/
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Translation
respect
Word origin
From Latin respectus ('a looking back, regard'), from respicere ('to look back at'), from re- ('back') and specere ('to look'). English respect comes from the same root, as do spectacle and inspect.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- respectus
- English cognates
- respect, spectacle, inspect
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrespects
Examples
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Respect for others is a very important value.
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With all due respect, I do not agree.
tous collegues.
He earned the respect of all his colleagues.
permet .
Respect for the rules lets everyone live together.
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He talks about his grandmother with a great deal of respect.
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