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1 worthy
A n notable m.B adj1 ( jamais épith) ( deserving) to be worthy of sth mériter qch, être digne de qch ; that's not worthy of mention/of your attention cela ne mérite pas d'être mentionné/de retenir votre attention ; is he worthy of the honour? mérite-t-il cet honneur? ; the idea's not worthy of your consideration l'idée ne mérite pas réflexion ; worthy of note digne d'intérêt ; to be worthy of doing mériter d'être fait ; the matter's/he's not worthy of being taken seriously l'affaire/il ne mérite pas qu'on la/le prenne sérieusement ; to be worthy to do être digne de faire ;3 ( appropriate) worthy of sth/sb digne de qn/qch ; a performance worthy of a champion une performance digne d'un champion ; a speech worthy of the occasion un discours adapté aux circonstances. -
2 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) valable, noble2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) digne (de)3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) digne (de)4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) digne (de) -
3 honourable
(a) (worthy of honour) honorable;∎ the profession is still an honourable one la profession reste en honneur;∎ old-fashioned or humorous are his intentions honourable? ses intentions sont-elles honorables?;∎ he got an honourable discharge il a été rendu à la vie civile;∎ to receive (an) honourable mention (in competition) recevoir une mention spéciale∎ the (Right) Honourable le (très) honorable;∎ Parliament my honourable friend the member for Caithness mon collègue l'honorable député du Caithness;∎ Parliament the honourable member will no doubt recall... mon honorable collègue se rappellera sans doute...ⓘ HONOURABLE Cet appellatif s'utilise avant le nom de certains membres de l'aristocratie britannique: "the Honourable James Porter" ou "the Hon. James Porter". Il est également employé à la Chambre des communes lorsqu'un député parle d'un autre député: "the honourable member for Oxford". Lorsqu'un député désigne un collègue du même parti, il emploie l'expression "my honourable friend"; lorsque son interlocuteur appartient au parti opposé, le terme consacré est "the honourable gentleman" ou "the honourable lady".
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