Betydelse av deference på svenska

• 0 respect and politeness:

  • He treats her with such deference.

  • She covered her head out of/in deference to (= because of a polite respect for) Muslim custom.

• 1 respect shown for another person esp. because of that person’s experience, knowledge, age, or power:

  • In deference to nature lovers, the town refused to grant a permit to builders who would have filled in a swamp used by many birds.