civiliser

sivilize

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Definition of civiliser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

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politesserendre quelqu'un poli et respectueux des règles sociales

Les parents tentent de civiliser leur enfant turbulent.

sociétéfaire évoluer une société vers plus de développement et de culture

Les missionnaires voulaient civiliser les populations locales.

acculturer

raffiner

comportementrendre quelqu'un plus doux et agréable dans ses manières

Sa femme a réussi à le civiliser un peu.

adoucir

humaniser

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Origin of civiliser

latin, civilis (citoyen) + -iser (suffixe verbal)

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humaniser

civiliser

rendre plus humain, plus bon ou plus civilisé

fardeau de l'homme blanc

colonialisme

idée que les Européens devaient civiliser les autres peuples

policement

civilisation

action de civiliser et organiser une société selon des règles

policer

civilisation

civiliser un peuple en établissant des lois et des règles

policisation

civilisation

action de civiliser et organiser une société selon des règles

Examples of civiliser in a sentence

Il a fallu du temps pour civiliser ce groupe indiscipliné.
Ils espéraient civiliser la région par l’éducation.
Certains pensaient pouvoir civiliser les tribus isolées.
Le contact avec ses collègues l'a civilisé.
On espère que l'école va civiliser ces enfants.

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English:civilize, bring civilization to, ...
German:zivilisieren, kultivieren, ...
Italian:educare, raffinare, ...
Spanish:civilizar, cultivar, ...
Portuguese:civilizar, refinar, ...
Chinese:教养, 使...文明, ...
Japanese:礼儀を身につけさせる, 文明化する, ...
Arabic:هذّب, حضّر, ...
Hebrew:לְתַרְבֵּת, לְתַרְבֵּת, ...
Russian:воспитывать, цивилизовать, ...
Ukrainian:виховати, культурно розвивати, ...
Catalan:educar, refinar, ...
Danish:opdrage, civilisere, ...
Dutch:beleefd maken, beschaven, ...
Greek:εκπολιτίζω, εκσυγχρονίζω, ...
Hungarian:viselkedésre nevelni, civilizálni, ...
Khmer:អប់រំឲ្យចេះសុភាព, ធ្វើឲ្យមានអរិយធម៌, ...
Korean:예의 바르게 만들다, 문명화하다, ...
Polish:ucywilizować, cywilizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):civilizar, refinar, ...
Romanian:a civiliza, a cultiva, ...
Swedish:fostra, civilisera, ...
Thai:อบรมให้เป็นคนสุภาพ, ทำให้ศิวิไลซ์, ...
Turkish:terbiye etmek, medenileştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:dạy cho ai đó biết lễ phép, khai hóa, ...

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