docilement

dɔsilmɑ̃

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Definition of docilement - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

obéissancede manière obéissante, en se laissant conduire sans résistance

L'enfant suivit docilement ses parents vers la sortie.

apprentissagede façon réceptive à l'instruction et à l'éducation

L'élève écoutait docilement les explications du professeur.

attentivement

malléabilitéde manière malléable, en se prêtant facilement à la transformation

Le métal se plie docilement sous la pression de la machine.

flexiblement

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Origin of docilement

français, docile (docile) + -ment (suffixe adverbial)

Terms with docilement included in their meaning

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raisonner

contestation

répliquer ou contester au lieu d'obéir docilement

raisonneur

contestation

homme qui réplique et conteste au lieu d'obéir docilement

raisonneur

adj.

contestation

qui réplique et conteste au lieu d'obéir docilement

raisonneuse

contestation

femme qui réplique au lieu d'obéir docilement

Examples of docilement in a sentence

Elle a docilement accepté les instructions du professeur.
Les enfants suivaient docilement les instructions de leur moniteur.
Il répétait docilement les gestes montrés pendant l’atelier.
L’enfant a suivi docilement les instructions de son professeur.
Les cheveux se laissent coiffer docilement après le shampoing.

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English:obediently, receptively, ...
German:gehorsam, willig, ...
Italian:docilmente, con docilità, ...
Spanish:obedientemente, dócilmente, ...
Portuguese:docilmente, de forma maleável, ...
Chinese:顺从地, 乖乖地, ...
Japanese:おとなしく, 容易に, ...
Arabic:بطاعة, بانصياع, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה צַיְתָנִית, בְּצַיְתָנוּת, ...
Russian:послушно, восприимчиво, ...
Ukrainian:слухняно, дисципліновано, ...
Catalan:obedientment, mal.leablement, ...
Danish:lydigt, villigt, ...
Dutch:gehoorzaam, gedwee, ...
Greek:υπάκουα, ευκαίρως, ...
Hungarian:engedelmesen, készségesen, ...
Khmer:ដោយស្តាប់បង្គាប់, យ៉ាងសុភាព, ...
Korean:순종적으로, 순순히, ...
Polish:posłusznie, chętnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):obedientemente, de forma dócil, ...
Romanian:ascultător, docil, ...
Swedish:fogligt, följsamt, ...
Thai:อย่างว่าง่าย, อย่างเปิดใจรับ, ...
Turkish:uysalca, itaatkarca, ...
Vietnamese:một cách ngoan ngoãn, một cách nghe lời, ...

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Definition of docilement - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

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