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descortés

descortés
impolite
From Lesson 439:Clarifying reasons (no es que... sino que...)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of descortés

No es que el chico sea descortés, sino que tiene mucho que hacer.
It is not that the boy is impolite, but rather that he has a lot to do.
No es que sea descortés, sino que hay demasiada gente aquí y estoy nerviosa.
It is not that I am impolite, but rather that there are too many people here and I am nervous.
No es que sea descortés: trato de tú a todos.
It's not that I'm impolite: I address everyone informally.
No es que sea descortés, sino que nadie le enseñó modales.
It's not that he's impolite, but that nobody taught him manners.

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