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civil meaning in Spanish

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civil [civiller, civillest] (related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl]

civiladjectiveIt prevented a civil war. = Previno una guerra civil.

civil code (a systematic collection of laws between private parties)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl kəʊd]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl koʊd]

código civilnoun

civil disobedience (active and non-violent refusal to obey)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.dɪəns]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.diəns]

desobediencia civilnoun
{f}

civil engineering (technical design and construction of public works and/or equivalent private ones)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˌen.dʒə.ˈnɪr.ɪŋ]

ingeniería civilnoun
{f}

civil law (body of law dealing with private relations)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː]

derecho civilnoun
{m}

civil law (legal system contrasting with common law)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː]

derecho continentalnoun
{m}

civil marriage (marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈmæ.rɪdʒ]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈme.rɪdʒ]

matrimonio civilnoun
{m}

civil rights [civil rights] (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl raɪts]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈraɪts]

derechos humanosnoun
{m-Pl}

civil servant (government employee)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɜː.vənt]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈsɝː.vənt]

funcionarionoun
{m}

civil union (legal union similar to marriage)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.nɪən]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈjuː.njən]

pareja de hechonoun
{f}

unión civilnoun
{f}

unión de hechonoun
{f}

civil war (war between factions within a single country)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)]
[US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr]

guerra civilnoun
{f}

civilian [civilians] (non-military person)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən]
[US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən]

civilnounJohn is a civilian. = John es civil.

paisanonoun

civilian (not related to the military armed forces)
adjective
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪən]
[US: sə.ˈvɪ.ljən]

civiladjectiveJohn is a civilian. = John es civil.

civilise [civilised, civilising, civilises] (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour)
verb
[UK: ˈsɪvəlaɪz]
[US: ˈsɪvəlaɪz]

civilizarverb

culturizarverb

desasnarverb

civility [civilities] (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti]
[US: sə.ˈvɪ.lə.ti]

civilidadnoun
{f}

civismonoun
{m}

civilization [civilizations] (organized culture)
noun
[UK: ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌsɪ.və.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

civilizaciónnoun
{f}
Islam is a civilization. = El islam es una civilización.

civilized (having a highly developed society or culture)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪ.vɪ.laɪzd]
[US: ˈsɪ.və.ˌlaɪzd]

civilizadoadjectiveYou could try and be a bit more civilized. = Podrías tratar de ser un poco más civilizado.

civilly (in a civil manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈsɪ.və.li]
[US: ˈsɪ.və.li]

civilmenteadverb

American Civil War (civil war in the United States (1861-1865))
proper noun
[UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl wɔː(r)]
[US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈsɪ.vəl ˈwɔːr]

Guerra Civil estadounidenseproper noun
{f}

Guerra de Secesiónproper noun
{f}

incivil (Want of civilization)
adjective

bárbaroadjective

salvajeadjective

incivil (Want of courtesy)
adjective

inciviladjective

incivility [incivilities] (state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.sɪ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti]
[US: ˌɪn.sɪ.ˈvɪ.lə.ti]

incivilidadnoun
{f}