honour *** hon·our

honour *** hon·our
1. n
1) (gen) onore m , (esteem, respect) stima, rispetto

in honour of — in onore di

on my honour! — sul mio onore!

to be on one's honour to do sth — aver dato la propria parola (d'onore) di fare qc

to do honour to sb or to do sb honour — (enhance reputation of) fare onore a qn

she did me the honour of attending my exhibition — mi ha fatto l'onore di presenziare alla mostra

I would consider it an honour — sarebbe un onore per me

to be an honour to one's profession — fare onore alla propria professione

it's a great honour to be invited frm — è un grande onore essere invitati

I had the honour of meeting him frm — ho avuto l'onore d'incontrarlo

(in) honour bound — moralmente obbligato (-a)

2)

honours npl(distinction, award) onorificenze fpl, Univ

she got first-class honours in French — si è laureata in francese con la lode

to be buried with full honours — essere sepolto (-a) con grandi onori

to do the honours fam — fare gli onori di casa

3)

(title) Your Honour — (judge) Vostro Onore, (Am: mayor) signor sindaco

2. vt

(dignify) to honour sb (with) — onorare qn (con)

to honour sb with a title — conferire a qn un titolo


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