- honor
- m.1 honor.es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honor for me to present to you…nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honor of inviting ushacer honor a to live up toen honor de in honor ofen honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2 homage, honor, honour.3 tribute, laurel.* * *honor► nombre masculino1 (virtud) honour (US honor)2 (reputación) reputation, honour (US honor), good name3 (de la mujer) virtue► nombre masculino plural honores1 (título) title sing, distinction sing2 (agasajo) honours (US honors)\FRASEOLOGÍAcon honores militares with military honours (US honors)en honor a la verdad to be fair, in all fairnesses un honor para mí it's an honour (US honor) for mehacer honor a to live up to■ hace honor a su reputación he lives up to his reputationhacer los honores to do the honours (US honors)jurar por su honor to swear on one's honour (US honor)perder su honor (una mujer) to lose one's honour (US honor)por mi honor upon my honour (US honor)rendir los honores a to pay honour (US honor) toser cuestión de honor to be a point of honour (US honor)hombre de honor man of honour (US honor)* * *noun m.honor* * *SM1) (=cualidad) honour, honor (EEUU)
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en honor a la verdad — to be fairen honor de algn — in sb's honour
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hacer honor a — to honourhacer honor a su fama — to live up to its etc reputation
hacer honor a un compromiso — to honour a pledge
hacer honor a su firma — to honour one's signature
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tener el honor de hacer algo — to have the honour of doing sth, be proud to do sthhonor profesional — professional etiquette
2) pl honores honours, honors (EEUU)sepultar a algn con todos los honores militares — to bury sb with full military honours
hacer los honores de la casa — to do the honours of the house
hacer los debidos honores a una comida — to do full justice to a meal
3) (=gloria) gloryAntonio Machado, honor de esta ciudad — Antonio Machado, who is this city's claim to fame
4) [de mujer] honour, honor (EEUU), virtue* * *masculino1)a) (dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
en honor a la verdad — to be truthful
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) (privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de ... — it is my honor o I have the honor to ...
una cena en honor de ... — a dinner in honor of ...
me hizo el honor de recibirme — he did me the honor of receiving me
b) honores masculino plural (homenaje) honors* (pl)le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex. Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.----* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *masculino1)a) (dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
en honor a la verdad — to be truthful
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) (privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de ... — it is my honor o I have the honor to ...
una cena en honor de ... — a dinner in honor of ...
me hizo el honor de recibirme — he did me the honor of receiving me
b) honores masculino plural (homenaje) honors* (pl)le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *honormasculineA1 (dignidad moral) honor*un hombre de honor a man of honor, an honorable manno aceptó por una cuestión de honor she didn't accept as a matter of honor o principlesintió que su honor había sido mancillado he felt that his honor o good name had been sullied o besmirched (frml)defendió el honor de su familia (liter); he defended the honor of his familyen honor a la verdad to be truthful¿te gustó su última novela? — en honor a la verdad, no did you like his last novel? — to be perfectly honest, no o to tell you the truth, nohacer algn honor a su fama or nombre to live up to one's reputation2 (ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtueB1 (privilegio) honor*es un honor para mí aceptar el cargo it is an honor for me to accept the appointmenttengo el honor de presentarles a nuestro conferenciante it is my honor o I have the honor to introduce our speaker (frml), it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speakeruna cena en honor de … a dinner in honor of …me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me2 honores mpl (homenaje) honors* (pl)le rindieron or tributaron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)hacerle los honores a algo to do justice to sthCompuesto:honores de ordenanzadue military honors** * *
honor sustantivo masculinoa) honor(conjugate honor);◊ tengo el honor de … it is my honor o I have the honor to …;
me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me;
en honor a la verdad to be truthful;
hacer honor a su nombre to live up to one's reputationb)◊ honores sustantivo masculino plural (homenaje) honors(conjugate honors) (pl);
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
honor sustantivo masculino
1 (cualidad, dignidad) honour, US honor: ofendieron su honor, they offended his honour
palabra de honor, word of honour
2 (distinción) será un honor, it will be an honour
nos hizo el honor de visitarnos, we were honoured by his visit
3 (fama, reconocimiento, gloria) para ti será el honor y la gloria, you'll get all the credit
en honor a la verdad..., to be fair...
'honor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
código
- dama
- distinguir
- honrar
- matrícula
- mención
- sitial
- atentado
- conferir
- cumplir
- declinar
- dispensar
- distinción
- ensuciar
- gloria
- grande
- homenaje
- honra
- limpiar
- madrina
- mellar
- menoscabar
- palabra
- ultrajar
- vuelta
English:
accord
- bridesmaid
- credit
- guard
- honor
- honorary
- honour
- honourable
- name
- patron
- privilege
- accolade
- award
- bride
- commendation
- distinction
- dubious
- justice
- lady
- live
- privileged
* * *honor nm1. [cualidad] honour;un hombre de honor a man of honour, an honourable man;luchó por defender su honor he fought to defend his honour;hacer honor a to live up to;hizo honor a su fama de generoso, y nos invitó a todos a cenar he lived up to his reputation for being generous and bought us all a meal;una cena en honor del poeta a dinner in honour of the poet o in the poet's honour;gol o [m5]tanto del honor consolation goal;Compen honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2. [orgullo, satisfacción] honour;es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honour for me to present to you…;nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honour of inviting us;tener el honor de to have the honour of3.honores [ceremonial] honours;lo recibieron con honores de jefe de Estado he was welcomed with all the ceremony befitting a head of state;rendir honores a alguien to salute sb;hacer los honores a to pay one's respects to;hizo los honores al excelente vino he commended the excellent wine;hacer los honores de la casa to do the honours, to look after the guests4. Anticuado [de mujer] honour, virtue* * *honorm1 honor, Brhonour;en honor a in honor of;en honor a la verdad to be honest;palabra de honor word of honor;hacer honor a live up to2:honores pl (pompa) honors, Br honours* * *honor nm1) : honoren honor a la verdad: to be quite honest2) honores nmpl: honorshacer los honores: to do the honors* * *honor n honourha tenido el honor de saludar al rey he had the honour of greeting the kingen honor de in honour of
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.