table manners

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Definition of table manners in English Turkish dictionary

table manner
Sofra adabı
English - English
The manner of a behavior of an individual while dining

Some of the children had good table manners; some not.

An accepted code of conduct for behaviour at a dining table

Basic table manners were covered in the first day of finishing school, but more followed.

You can use table manners to refer to the way you behave when you are eating a meal at a table. He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed. the way in which someone eats their food - used when considering how socially acceptable it is
way of behaving at a table
table manners

    Hyphenation

    ta·ble Man·ners

    Turkish pronunciation

    teybıl mänırz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtābəl ˈmanərz/ /ˈteɪbəl ˈmænɜrz/

    Etymology

    [ 'tA-b&l ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tabule & Old French table; both from Latin tabula board, tablet, list.
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