civil

ca-adj

civil m or f (masculine and feminine plural civils)


civil

(Hong Kong Cantonese) civil engineering; civil engineer

From clipping of English civil engineering.


civil

(informal) civilian (non-military person)

civil (nominative singular)
civilové (nominative plural)
civila (genitive singular)
civilů (genitive plural)
civilovi (dative singular)
civilu (dative singular)
civilům (dative plural)
civila (accusative singular)
civily (accusative plural)
civile (singular vocative)
civilové (plural vocative)
civilovi (locative singular)
civilu (locative singular)
civilech (locative plural)
civilem (instrumental singular)
civily (instrumental plural)


civil

civil (positive)
civilt (positive)
civile (plural positive)
civile (positive)


civil

She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.

A third is wroth: ‘Is this an hour
For private sorrow’s barren song,
When more and more the people throng
The chairs and thrones of civil power?’

1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XXI, page 35:

(not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

They despise each other, but they are always civil in public.

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country:
VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he,
England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.

1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:

(archaic) In a peaceful and well-ordered state.

a civil case

(law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

As if our Saviour had said, No man can enter into heaven except he be born again; so as he speaketh not only of notorious Sinners, as Adulterers, Drunkards, Swearers, & c. but of all who are in their natural condition, tho' they live never so unblameably, free from scandalous sins, if they be not born again, their civil Righteousness will do them little good, for they shall never see the Kingdom of God.

1680, A Practical Discourse of Regeneration:

The word from which "evil" in Romans 13.4 is translated means "generally opposed to civil goodness or virtue, in a commonwealth, and not to spiritual good, or religion, in the church.

2008, Jerald Finney, God Betrayed, →ISBN, page 174:

Some grammarians explain this passage as referring to a civil sanctity, in respect of the children being reckoned legitimate, but in this respect the condition of unbelievers is in no degree worse.

2013, John Calvin, Calvin's Complete Commentary, Volume 7: Acts to Ephesians:

en-adj

civil (comparative more civil or civiler, superlative most civil or civilest)

more civil (comparative)
civiler (comparative)
most civil (superlative)
civilest (superlative)

→ Japanese: シビル (shibiru)

مَدَنِيّ

related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion

ве́жлив

behaving in a reasonable or polite manner

yksityis-

law: related to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters

From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird.


civil

fr-adj

civil (feminine civile, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civiles)

civile (feminine)
civils (masculine plural)
civiles (feminine plural)

Turkish: sivil


civil

fr-noun

civil m (plural civils, feminine civile)


civil

civil szervezet

polgárháború

civilian (not related to the military, police or other governmental professions)

civil (nominative singular)
civilek (nominative plural)
civilt (accusative singular)
civileket (accusative plural)
civilnek (dative singular)
civileknek (dative plural)
civillel (instrumental singular)
civilekkel (instrumental plural)
civilért (causal-final singular)
civilekért (causal-final plural)
civillé (singular translative)
civilekké (plural translative)
civilig (singular terminative)
civilekig (plural terminative)
civilként (essive-formal singular)
civilekként (essive-formal plural)
civilben (inessive singular)
civilekben (inessive plural)
civilen (singular superessive)
civileken (plural superessive)
civilnél (adessive singular)
civileknél (adessive plural)
civilbe (illative singular)
civilekbe (illative plural)
civilre (singular sublative)
civilekre (plural sublative)
civilhez (allative singular)
civilekhez (allative plural)
civilből (elative singular)
civilekből (elative plural)
civilről (delative singular)
civilekről (delative plural)
civiltől (ablative singular)
civilektől (ablative plural)
civilé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
civileké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
civiléi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
civilekéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)

Borrowed from German Zivil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”).


civil

civilian (a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces)

civilek (plural)
civil (nominative singular)
civilek (nominative plural)
civilt (accusative singular)
civileket (accusative plural)
civilnek (dative singular)
civileknek (dative plural)
civillel (instrumental singular)
civilekkel (instrumental plural)
civilért (causal-final singular)
civilekért (causal-final plural)
civillé (singular translative)
civilekké (plural translative)
civilig (singular terminative)
civilekig (plural terminative)
civilként (essive-formal singular)
civilekként (essive-formal plural)
civilben (inessive singular)
civilekben (inessive plural)
civilen (singular superessive)
civileken (plural superessive)
civilnél (adessive singular)
civileknél (adessive plural)
civilbe (illative singular)
civilekbe (illative plural)
civilre (singular sublative)
civilekre (plural sublative)
civilhez (allative singular)
civilekhez (allative plural)
civilből (elative singular)
civilekből (elative plural)
civilről (delative singular)
civilekről (delative plural)
civiltől (ablative singular)
civilektől (ablative plural)
civilé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
civileké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
civiléi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
civilekéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
civilem (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
civileim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
civiljeim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
civiled (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
civileid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
civiljeid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
civile (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
civilje (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
civilei (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
civiljei (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
civilünk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
civileink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
civiljeink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
civiletek (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
civileitek (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
civiljeitek (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
civilük (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
civiljük (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
civileik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)
civiljeik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


civil

civil, civilian (not associated with the armed forces)


civil

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).


civil

head

civil m (feminine singular civila, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civilas)

civila (feminine singular)
civils (masculine plural)
civilas (feminine plural)


civil

Se não quiser levar um tiro, use roupas civis.

If you don’t want to be shot, use civilian clothing.

civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)

Deves cumprir tua obrigação civil.

Estudo direito civil.

Guerra civil.

occurring between the inhabitants of the same country

Seja mais civil e pare de criticar as pessoas.

Be more civil and stop criticising people.

civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (“civil”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Doublet of cível.


civil

civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)


civil

ro-adj

civil m or n (feminine singular civilă, masculine plural civili, feminine and neuter plural civile)

civilă (feminine singular)
civili (masculine plural)
civile (feminine neuter plural)
civil (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
civilă (feminine indefinite singular)
civili (indefinite masculine plural)
civile (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
civilul (definite masculine neuter singular)
civila (definite feminine singular)
civilii (definite masculine plural)
civilele (definite feminine neuter plural)
civile (feminine indefinite singular)
civilului (definite masculine neuter singular)
civilei (definite feminine singular)
civililor (definite masculine plural)
civilelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French civil, Latin cīvīlis.


civil

civili (plural)
civil (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
civilul (accusative definite nominative singular)
civili (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
civilii (accusative definite nominative plural)
civil (indefinite singular)
civilului (definite singular)
civili (indefinite plural)
civililor (definite plural)
civilule (singular vocative)
civililor (plural vocative)


civil

civilian (not related to the military armed forces)

cìvīl (canonical masculine)
цѝвӣл (Cyrillic)
cìvīl (nominative singular)
civili (nominative plural)
civíla (genitive singular)
civila (genitive plural)
civilu (dative singular)
civilima (dative plural)
civila (accusative singular)
civile (accusative plural)
civile (singular vocative)
civili (plural vocative)
civilu (locative singular)
civilima (locative plural)
civilom (instrumental singular)
civilima (instrumental plural)

Borrowed from German Zivil, from French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“civic, civil”), from cīvis (“citizen”).


civil

es-adj

civil m or f (masculine and feminine plural civiles, superlative civilísimo)

civiles (feminine masculine plural)
civilísimo (superlative)

→ Tagalog: sibil

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (“civil, civic”), from cīvis (“citizen”).


civil

civil, civilian; having to do with people and organizations outside military or police, sometimes also outside religion or team-based activities, such as a professional sports team

två civila

(nominalized, chiefly in the plural) a civilian

civil (indefinite positive)
civilt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
civila (indefinite plural positive)
civile (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
civile (definite masculine positive singular)
civila (definite positive)