English to Afrikaans Meaning of punctilio - punctilio

Punctilio :

punctilio

noun

etiket, beleefdheid, teling, inschikkelijkheid, vergunning, ridders, vriendelikheid, courtoisie

Punctilio :: punctilio

← Punch

punctilious →

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Definitions of punctilio in English

Noun(1) a fine point of etiquette or petty formality(2) strict observance of formalities

Examples of punctilio in English

(1) In the context of Caliban's dynastic claim to the island, it is also Caliban's aristocratic punctilio , his insistence on the equality of his status with Prospero's.(2) a stickler for punctilio(3) Rarely was the code masculine defined with so broad a brush yet so severe a regard for honor's finest punctilio than in the U.S. during the 1950s.(4) Mercifully the SS men got off the bus before his punctilio caused him to unmask his disguise.(5) He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son.(6) Japanese people place emphasis on punctilio .(7) He retains a detailed knowledge of uniforms and parade punctilio , and his sartorial finery is legendary within the Waitati Militia.(8) Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.(9) Parliament has made it abundantly clear in those sections of the Criminal Code having to do with the form of indictments and informations that the punctilio of an earlier age is no longer to bind us.

(1) to punch ::

te pons

(2) fruit punch ::

Vrugtesap

(3) punch out ::

pons uit

(4) punch list ::

punch lys

(5) punch in ::

pons in

(6) paper punch ::

papier punch

(7) punch card ::

ponskaart

(8) hole punch ::

gaatjiepons

(9) punch bag ::

slaansak

Synonyms

Noun

1. conformity ::

ooreenstemming

2. conscientiousness ::

pligsgetrouheid

4. etiquette ::

etiket

5. protocol ::

protokol

8. propriety ::

fatsoen

9. decorum ::

decorum

11. politesse ::

politesse

12. good form ::

goeie vorm

13. the done thing ::

die gedoen ding

Different Forms

punctilio

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