No. 9,496 in French
décents
"Décents" means "decent" or "respectable" in English.
In a sentence
Les vêtements qu'ils portent sont décents.
The clothes they are wearing are decent.
The word 'décents' is used here as an adjective describing the clothes, referring to appropriate, modest, or suitable garments.
Dans cette ville, les conditions de vie sont décents.
In this city, the living conditions are decent.
In this sentence, 'décents' refers to the adequate or acceptable standard of living conditions, conveying its usage as a quality describing the noun 'conditions de vie'.
Ils ont des comportements très décents envers tout le monde.
They have very decent behaviors towards everyone.
Here, 'décents' is used as an adjective to describe behaviors, meaning respectful, proper, or morally acceptable attitudes.
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