honrar

v.

to honor.

nos honró con su presencia she honored us with her presence

su sinceridad le honra his sincerity does him credit

Millie honra a su hijo Millie honors her son.

Millie honra la verdad Millie honors the truth.

Ricardo honra a sus padres Richard honors his parents.

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honrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to honour (US honor)

■ nos honró con su presencia he honoured us with his presence

2 (enaltecer) to do credit to

■ ese gesto te honra that gesture does you credit

► verbo pronominal honrarse

1 to be honoured (US honored)

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verb

to honor

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1. VT

1) (=enorgullecer) to honour, honor (EEUU)

un gesto que le honra — a gesture to be proud of

2) (=respetar) to honour, honor (EEUU), revere frm

3) (Com) to honour, honor (EEUU)

2.

See:

honrarse

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verbo transitivo

1) comportamiento/actitud to do ... credit o honor*

nos honra hoy con su presencia — she is honoring us with her presence here today

2) (respetar) to honor*

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= honour [honor, -USA], grace.

Ex. Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.

Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

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* honrar la memoria de = honour + the memory of.

* honrarse = be an honour for.

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verbo transitivo

1) comportamiento/actitud to do ... credit o honor*

nos honra hoy con su presencia — she is honoring us with her presence here today

2) (respetar) to honor*

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= honour [honor, -USA], grace.

Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.

Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

* honrar la memoria de = honour + the memory of.

* honrarse = be an honour for.

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honrar [A1 ]

vt

A

«comportamiento/actitud»: su gesto desinteresado la honra her unselfish gesture does her credit o honor

nos honra a todos con su presencia hoy she is honoring us all with her presence here today

B (respetar) to honor*

honrarás a tu padre y a tu madre (Bib) honor thy father and thy mother

■ honrarse

v pron

honrarse CON algo to be honored* by sth

fueron los primeros en honrarse con su visita they were the first to be honored by her visit

se honraban con or en or de tener ese apellido they were proud to have that surname

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honrar (conjugate honrar) verbo transitivo
1 [comportamiento/actitud] to do … credit o honor^{(conjugate honor)};

◊ nos honra hoy con su presencia she is honoring us with her presence here today

2 (respetar) to honor^{(conjugate honor)}
honrarse verbo pronominal
to be honored^{(conjugate honored)}
honrar verbo transitivo
1 (respetar, venerar) to honour, US honor
honrar a los padres, to respect one's parents
2 (enaltecer, ennoblecer) to be a credit to: ese gesto le honra, that gesture does him credit
'honrar' also found in these entries:
English:
favor
- favour
- honour
- honor

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honrar

♦ vt

to honour;

su sinceridad lo honra his sincerity does him credit;

nos honró con su presencia she honoured us with her presence;

honrarás a tu padre y tu madre [lenguaje bíblico] thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother

♦ See also the pronominal verb honrarse

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honrar

v/t honor, Br

honour;

su humildad le honra his humility does him credit

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honrar vt

1) : to honor

2) : to be a credit to

su generosidad lo honra: his generosity does him credit