Phrase guide

with all due respect

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, idiomatic

Examples

  • With all due respect, Sir, I don't think that's the case.
  • It seems that you are, with all due respect, wrong in this particular case — as you see the murder took place at three o'clock.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: respet deoc'h — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Breton: sal' ho kras — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Catalan: amb tots els respectes — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冒昧地說一下 /冒昧地说一下 (màomèi de shuō yīxià) — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恕我直言 (shù wǒ zhíyán) — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Danish: med al respekt — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Dutch: met alle respect — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Dutch: met respect — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Estonian: kogu lugupidamise juures — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Finnish: kaikella kunnioituksella — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • French: sauf votre respect — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • French: avec tout le respect que je vous dois — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • French: n'en déplaise à — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • German: bei allem nötigen Respekt — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • German: bei allem gebotenen Respekt — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • German: mit Verlaub — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Italian: con tutto il dovuto rispetto — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Japanese: 全ての敬意をもって (subete no keii wo motte) — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Japanese: お言葉ですが (o-kotoba desu ga) — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: med respekt å melde — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: med all respekt — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Polish: z całym szacunkiem — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Portuguese: com todo o respeito — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Russian: при всём моём уваже́нии (pri vsjom mojóm uvažénii) — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Slovak: pri všetkej úcte — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Spanish: con el debido respeto — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Swedish: med all respekt — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Swedish: med all aktning för — phrase used before disagreeing with someone
  • Welsh: gyda phob dyledus barch — phrase used before disagreeing with someone