German-English translation for "salonfähig"

"salonfähig" English translation

salonfähig
Adjektiv | adjective adj humorvoll, scherzhaft | humorouslyhum

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presentable, respectable befitting high society, respectable More examples...
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  • nicht salonfähig Witz
    blue, risqué, off-colo(u)r (attributiv, beifügend | attributive useattr)
    nicht salonfähig Witz
It was only in the eighteenth century that greed became morally respectable.
Erst im 18. Jahrhundert wurde die Gier moralisch salonfähig.
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