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1 Ehre
Eh·re <-, -n> [ʼe:rə] fein Fleck auf seiner \Ehre a stain on one's honour;jdn in seiner \Ehre kränken to wound sb's honour;\Ehre/keine \Ehre im Leib respect/not a shred of respecteine große \Ehre a great honour;mit militärischen \Ehren with military honours;etw in \Ehren halten to cherish [or treasure] sth;zu \Ehren kommen to come back into favour [or (Am) -or];jdm \Ehre/wenig \Ehre machen to do sb credit/to not do sb any credit;jdm wird die \Ehre zuteil, etw zu tun sb is given the honour of doing sthWENDUNGEN:in \Ehren ergraut sein ( geh) to have reached a venerable old age;auf \Ehre und Gewissen on my/his etc. honour;\Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe glory to God in the highest;habe die \Ehre! (österr, südd) (ich grüße Sie!) [I'm] pleased to meet you;mit wem habe ich die \Ehre? ( geh) ( iron) with whom do I have the honour [of speaking]? ( form) ( iron)... in allen \Ehren, aber... I don't doubt..., but...;jdn bei seiner \Ehre packen to appeal to sb's sense of honour;
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