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1 noun(a) (personal integrity) honneur m;∎ on my honour! parole d'honneur!;∎ he's on his honour to behave himself il s'est engagé sur l'honneur ou sur son honneur à bien se tenir;∎ it's a point of honour (with me) to pay my debts on time je me fais un point d'honneur de ou je mets un ou mon point d'honneur à rembourser mes dettes;∎ the affair cost him his honour l'affaire l'a déshonoré;∎ proverb (there is) honour amongst thieves les loups ne se mangent pas entre eux;∎ to be honour bound (to) être tenu par l'honneur (à)(b) (public, social regard) honneur m;∎ they came to do her honour ils sont venus pour lui faire ou rendre honneur;∎ peace with honour! la paix sans le déshonneur!∎ it is a great honour to introduce Mr Reed c'est un grand honneur pour moi de vous présenter Monsieur Reed;∎ may I have the honour of your company/the next dance? pouvez-vous me faire l'honneur de votre compagnie/de la prochaine danse?;∎ to do the honours (serve drinks, food) faire le service; (make introductions) faire les présentations (entre invités)∎ she's an honour to her profession elle fait honneur à sa profession;∎ having him on the board will do honour to the company ça fera honneur à la société de l'avoir comme membre du conseil d'administration(e) (mark of respect) honneur m;∎ military honours honneurs mpl militaires;∎ to receive sb with full honours recevoir qn avec tous les honneurs;∎ all honour to him! honneur à lui!∎ Your Honour Votre Honneur∎ it's your honour (starter's right) à vous l'honneur∎ she honoured him with her friendship elle l'a honoré de son amitié;∎ my honoured colleague mon (ma) cher (chère) collègue;∎ formal I'm most honoured to be here tonight je suis très honoré d'être parmi vous ce soir;∎ ironic the manager honoured us with his presence today le directeur nous a fait l'honneur de sa présence aujourd'hui;∎ ironic we're honoured! quel honneur!∎ he always honours his obligations il honore toujours ses obligations(d) (dance partner) saluer∎ to take honours in history ≃ faire une licence d'histoire;∎ American he was an honours in university/in high school ≃ il a toujours eu mention très bien/le tableau d'honneur;∎ she got first-/second-class honours elle a eu sa licence avec mention très bien/mention bienen honneur de►► British University honours degree = diplôme universitaire obtenu avec mention;British honours list = liste de distinctions honorifiques conférées par le monarque deux fois par an;American honor roll tableau m d'honneur -
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1. [ʹɒnə] n1. 1) честь, честностьprofessional /business/ honour - профессиональная честь /этика/
on /upon/ my honour, word of honour - честное слово
to be on /upon/ one's honour, to pledge one's honour - дать честное слово, поклясться честью
we were on our honour not to cheat at the exam - мы дали честное слово не списывать на экзамене
to put smb. on his honour - заставить кого-л. дать честное слово; связать кого-л. словом; поверить кому-л. на слово
2) честь, благородствоsoul of honour - воплощённое благородство; благороднейший человек
code [court] of honour - кодекс [суд] чести
to conduct oneself with honour - вести себя благородно, проявить благородство
to be bound in honour to do smth. - считать своим долгом сделать что-л., считать себя (морально) обязанным сделать что-л.
in honour - по чести, считая своим моральным долгом
I cannot in honour accept this money - я не могу, по совести, принять эти деньги
2. 1) честь, доброе имя, хорошая репутацияto defend one's honour - защищать свою честь /доброе имя/
to lose one's honour - потерять честь, обесчестить себя, покрыть себя бесчестием
2) (женская) честь; целомудрие, добродетель, чистота3. 1) почёт, почесть; уважение, почтениеguard of honour - почётный караул; караул почёта
place /seat/ of honour - почётное место
maid of honour - фрейлина (при королеве и т. п.)
peace with honour - почётный мир, мир на почётных условиях
in honour of smb., smth. - в честь кого-л., чего-л.; в знак уважения к кому-л., чему-л.; в память о ком-л., чём-л.
dinner [reception] in honour of smb. - обед [приём] в чью-л. честь
to have /to hold/ in honour - чтить
to give /to pay/ honour - а) оказывать уважение, свидетельствовать почтение; б) воздавать должное (героям и т. п.); оказывать почести; [см. тж. 5, 1)]
I take your visit as a great honour - я считаю ваш визит большой честью для себя
honour lap - спорт. круг почёта
2) честь, славаto win honour in battle - заслужить /стяжать/ боевую славу; добыть славу в бою
to be an honour to one's school [to one's family] - делать честь своей школе [своей семье]; быть гордостью своей школы [своей семьи]
honour roll - а) школ. список отличников; б) список погибших на войне или участников войны (на памятнике и т. п.)
Olympic Games honour rolls - а) почётный список участников Олимпийских игр; б) список победителей Олимпийских игр
4. 1) честь ( в формулах вежливости)to whom have I the honour of speaking? - с кем имею честь (говорить)?
may I have the honour of your company at dinner?, will you do me the honour of dining with me? - разрешите (мне) пригласить вас на обед, окажите мне честь отобедать со мной
2) (Honour) честь ( титул)Your Honour - ваша честь (в обращении к судье, мэру и т. п.)
5. pl1) почестиthe last /funeral/ honours - последние почести, погребальная церемония
to render /to give, to pay/ honours - оказывать /отдавать, воздавать/ почести
to receive smb. with full /all due/ honours - принять кого-л. со всеми (подобающими) почестями
honours and ceremonies - мор. отдание чести
honours of war - воен. почётные условия сдачи (сохранение оружия, знамён и т. п.)
2) (правительственные) награды; орденаhonour system - сдача наиболее способными студентами особых испытаний, дающая право на диплом с отличием ( в Великобритании) [см. тж. honour system]
honour course - дополнительные занятия и исследовательская работа, дающие право на диплом с отличием
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honour bright! - честное слово!to do the honours of the house - принимать /занимать/ гостей; исполнять обязанности хозяина
to do the honours of the table - быть хозяином /хозяйкой/ за столом, угощать гостей; провозглашать тосты
all honour to him! - слава ему!; честь и хвала ему!
honour to whom /where/ honour is due - посл. ≅ по заслугам и честь; всякому своё
to meet due honour - фин. быть акцептованным /оплаченным/ ( о векселе)
for (the) honour (of) - фин. для спасения кредита (об акцептовании тратты, векселя)
2. [ʹɒnə] vit's my [your] honour - теперь моя [ваша] очередь ( гольф)
1. почитать, чтитьI feel highly honoured - благодарю за честь, очень польщён
we are very much honoured by your company - вы оказали нам большую честь (своим присутствием)
honour thy father and thy mother - библ. чти отца своего и мать свою
I honour you for that - я уважаю вас за это; это делает вам честь в моих глазах
2. (with) удостаиватьhe honoured me with an invitation [with his confidence] - он удостоил меня приглашением [своим доверием]
3. соблюдать ( условия); выполнять ( обязательства)to honour one's commitments [a contract] - выполнять свои обязательства [контракт]
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1. n честь, честность2. n честь, благородствоsoul of honour — воплощённое благородство; благороднейший человек
to conduct oneself with honour — вести себя благородно, проявить благородство
3. n честь, доброе имя, хорошая репутацияException, Your Honour! — возражение, Ваша честь!
4. n честь; целомудрие, добродетель, чистота5. n почёт, почесть; уважение, почтениеguard of honour — почётный караул; караул почёта
peace with honour — почётный мир, мир на почётных условиях
6. n честь, славаto win honour in battle — заслужить боевую славу; добыть славу в бою
debt of honour — долг чести,
7. n l8. n почестиthe last honours — последние почести, погребальная церемония
9. n награды; ордена10. n унив. отличие11. n карт. онёры12. n уст. поклон, реверансto do the honours of the house — принимать гостей; исполнять обязанности хозяина
to do the honours of the table — быть хозяином за столом, угощать гостей; провозглашать тосты
all honour to him! — слава ему!; честь и хвала ему!
13. v почитать, чтитьI feel highly honoured — благодарю за честь, очень польщён
14. v удостаивать15. v соблюдать; выполнять16. v фин. акцептовать; оплатитьhonour a bill — акцептировать вексель; оплатить вексель
Синонимический ряд:1. chastity (noun) chastity; purity; virginity2. distinction (noun) accolade; distinction; kudos; laurels3. fame (noun) esteem; fame; glory; praise; renown4. integrity (noun) character; honesty; incorruptibility; integrity; nobleness; principle; probity; rectitude; uprightness5. regard (noun) account; admiration; appreciation; consideration; estimation; favour; privilege; regard6. respect (noun) adoration; deference; homage; obeisance; respect; reverence; veneration7. status (noun) dignity; prestige; reputation; repute; status8. distinguish (verb) distinguish; elevate; ennoble; exalt; signalise9. favour (verb) dignify; favour; grace10. praise (verb) acclaim; celebrate; eulogise; extol; glorify; hail; laud; magnify; praise11. respect (verb) admire; adore; consider; esteem; regard; respect; revere; reverence; value; venerate; worshipАнтонимический ряд:abominate; blemish; censure; contempt; contumely; corruption; debasement; degradation; denunciation; derision; discredit; disfavour; disgrace -
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♦ honour, ( USA) honor /ˈɒnə(r)/n. [cu]1 onore; onoranza; dignità; atto d'omaggio, d'ossequio: to be an honour to one's country, fare onore al proprio paese; to win honour in battle, farsi onore sul campo di battaglia; military honour, onor militare (o della bandiera); ( full) military honours, onori (o onoranze) militari; to do (o to give, to pay) honour to sb., fare onore (o atto d'omaggio, d'ossequio) a q.; funeral [last] honours, onoranze funebri [estremi onori]; guest of honour, ospite d'onore; top honours, sommi onori; supreme onoranze3 [u] considerazione; rispetto; stima: to show honour to one's elders, mostrare rispetto per le persone più anziane4 (arc.) onore; virtù; castità5 (pl.) ( nei giochi di carte, spec. nel bridge) onori; le carte dal dieci all'asso ( degli atout); gli assi ( d'altro seme)● to be (o to feel) (in) honour-bound, essere (o sentirsi) moralmente obbligato □ (antiq. o scherz.) honour bright!, parola d'onore! □ honour to whom honour is due, onore al merito □ (in GB, Austral., Sud Africa, ecc., ma non in USA) honours course, corso che si segue per ottenere un «honours degree» □ honours degree, (diploma di) laurea (sempre di 1В° grado: per es., un B.A. o B.Sc.) che si consegue scegliendo un piano di studi con un maggior numero di discipline (si divide in lauree di 1a, 2a e 3a classe; cfr. pass degree, sotto pass /1/): first-class honours ( degree), laurea col massimo dei voti □ (fam.) honours even, pari (e patta) ( alle carte, ecc.) □ (mil.) the honours of war, l'onore delle armi □ ( banca, comm., nelle cambiali) for honour ( supra protest), per intervento □ an honours student, uno studente che si prepara per un «honours degree» □ (comm., nelle cambiali) for the honour of the drawer, per salvare l'onore del traente □ to be bound in honour to do st., essere tenuto a fare qc. (per lealtà o per non venir meno al proprio onore) □ to do honour to sb., fare onore a q.; tornare a onore di q. □ to do sb. the honour ( of doing st.), fare a q. l'onore (di fare qc.) □ to do the honours, fare gli onori di casa; fare l'anfitrione □ to hold sb. in great honour, avere molta stima di q.; tenere q. in grande considerazione □ on my honour, sul mio onore; parola d'onore! □ to be on one's honour to do st., avere dato la propria parola d'onore di fare qc. □ upon my honour!, parola d'onore! □ (a scuola, all'università) with ( high) honours, con lode: He graduated with honours from Cambridge, si è laureato con lode a Cambridge □ (leg.) Your Honour, Vostro Onore □ (prov.) There's honour among thieves, anche i malviventi hanno un loro codice di comportamento.(to) honour, ( USA) (to) honor /ˈɒnə(r)/v. t.3 tener fede a: to honour a commitment, tener fede a un impegno; (leg., comm.) to honour a contract, rispettare un contratto4 (comm.) onorare; far onore a; accettare, pagare ( un titolo di credito): to honour a bill [a cheque, a draft], onorare una cambiale [un assegno, una tratta]; to honour one's signature, fare onore alla propria firma. -
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مَفْخَرَة \ credit: honour that is gained by being or doing sth.; sth. that brings a person honour: His success is a credit to him and to his teacher. You must give him credit for trying, even if he failed. He took all the credit for his brother’s work. honour: respect; a sign or cause of respect: The general was held in great honour by his countrymen. He was an honour to his country. \ See Also فضل (فَضْل) -
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преуспеть, иметь во всём успех; добиться прекрасных результатов; преодолеть все препятствия; завоевать сердца‘Come, come, sir,’ said Mr. Glegg, putting out his hand. ‘Why, you're such a big man, you carry all before you, it seems.’ (G. Eliot, ‘The Mill on the Floss’, book VI, ch. XII) — - Пожалуйста, пожалуйста сюда, сэр! - сказал мистер Глегг, протягивая руку. - Вы теперь такой большой человек, что все перед вами склоняются.
A few days earlier there had been pigeon-shooting at Tablada... and Don Pedro had carried all before him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Point of Honour’) — Незадолго перед тем в Табладе состоялись соревнования по стрельбе... Дон Педро добился блестящих результатов.
Inevitably, there were dangerous moments, but I carried everything before me. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. XVI) — Были, разумеется, и опасные моменты, но я успешно преодолел все препятствия.
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General subject: all honor to him!, all honour to him!Универсальный русско-английский словарь > честь и хвала ему!
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c black honneur [ɔnœʀ]1. masculine noun• être à l'honneur [personne, pays] to have the place of honour ; [mode, style, produit] to be much in evidenceb. ( = mérite) creditc. (formules de politesse) je suis ravi de vous rencontrer -- tout l'honneur est pour moi delighted to meet you -- the pleasure is all mine• j'ai l'honneur de solliciter... I am writing to ask...• à qui ai-je l'honneur ? who am I speaking to, please?• faire honneur à [+ engagements, signature, traite] to honour ; [+ sa famille] to be a credit to ; [+ repas] to do justice toc black2. plural masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais s'écrit avec un seul n.* * *ɔnœʀ
1.
nom masculin1) ( fierté) honour [BrE] [U]s'être engagé sur l'honneur à faire — to be honour [BrE] bound to do
faire honneur à sa parole — to honour [BrE] one's promise
avec honneur — [servir] honourably [BrE]
dans l'honneur — [capituler, se réconcilier] honourably [BrE]
combattre pour l'honneur — to fight as a matter of honour [BrE]
être l'honneur de sa famille — [personne] to be a credit to one's family
2) ( mérite) credit3) ( privilège) honour [BrE]se disputer l'honneur de faire — to fight over the honour [BrE] of
à qui ai-je l'honneur? — fml to whom do I have the honour [BrE] of speaking? sout
à toi l'honneur! — you do the honours [BrE]!
4) ( célébration)être (mis) à l'honneur — [personne] to be honoured [BrE]
mettre quelqu'un à l'honneur — to honour [BrE] somebody
être à l' or en honneur — [chose] to be in favour [BrE]
être remis à l'honneur — [tradition, usage, discipline] to regain favour [BrE]
faire or rendre honneur à quelqu'un — to honour [BrE] somebody
en quel honneur? — (colloq) iron any particular reason why?
5) Jeux ( carte haute) honour [BrE]
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honneurs nom masculin pluriel ( distinction) honours [BrE]être accueilli avec les honneurs réservés aux chefs d'État — to be received with the ceremony reserved for heads of State
rendre les honneurs à — Armée ( funèbres) to pay the last honours [BrE] to; ( militaires) to honour [BrE]
••en tout bien tout honneur — ( sans arrière-pensées) with no hidden motive
il est venu prendre un verre, mais c'était en tout bien tout honneur — he came round for a drink but that's all there was to it
* * *ɔnœʀ nm1) (= dignité, réputation) honour Grande-Bretagne honor USA2) (= mérite)"j'ai l'honneur de..." — "I have the honour Grande-Bretagne of...", "I have the honor USA of..."
en l'honneur de [personne] — in honour Grande-Bretagne of, in honor USA of, [événement] on the occasion of
être à l'honneur — to be in the place of honour Grande-Bretagne to be in the place of honor USA
être en honneur; être à l'honneur — to be in favour Grande-Bretagne to be in favor USA
faire honneur à [engagements] — to honour Grande-Bretagne to honor USA, [famille, professeur] to be a credit to, [repas] to do justice to
* * *A nm1 ( fierté) honourGB ¢; sens de l'honneur sense of honourGB; homme d'honneur man of honourGB; l'honneur est sauf my/our etc honourGB is safe; porter atteinte à/laver l'honneur de qn to cast a slur on/to avenge sb's honourGB; mettre son honneur en jeu to put one's honourGB at stake; mettre or se faire un point d'honneur à faire to make it a point of honourGB to do; promettre sur l'honneur to promise on one's honourGB; s'être engagé sur l'honneur à faire to be honourGB bound to do; sauver l'honneur de qn to uphold the honourGB of sb; l'honneur national national pride; sauver l'honneur to save face; faire appel à l'honneur de qn to appeal to sb's sense of honourGB; faire honneur à sa parole/ses engagements to honourGB one's word/one's commitments; avec honneur [servir] honourablyGB; dans l'honneur [capituler, se réconcilier] honourablyGB; jouer pour l'honneur to play for the love of it; combattre pour l'honneur to fight as a matter of honourGB; être l'honneur de sa famille/son école [personne] to be a credit to one's family/one's school;2 ( mérite) credit; votre honnêteté vous fait honneur your honesty does you credit; ces mots sont l'honneur de leur auteur these words do credit to their author; c'est l'honneur de qn d'avoir fait it's to sb's credit that he/she etc did; ce fut tout à leur honneur d'avoir fait it was all credit to them that they did; l'honneur de la victoire revient à credit for the victory is due to;3 ( privilège) honourGB; avoir l'honneur de faire to have the honourGB of doing; accorder/faire à qn l'honneur de faire to give/do sb the honourGB of doing ; laisser à qn l'honneur de faire to let sb have the honourGB of doing; c'est un honneur de faire it's an honourGB to do; c'est un grand honneur pour qn de faire it's a great honourGB for sb to do; se disputer l'honneur de qch/de faire to fight over the honourGB of sth/of doing; à qui ai-je l'honneur? fml to whom do I have the honourGB of speaking? sout; honneur au perdant! loser goes first!; à toi l'honneur! you do the honoursGB!; vous me faites trop d'honneur you flatter me; j'ai l'honneur de vous informer du fait que I beg to inform you that; j'ai l'honneur de solliciter de votre bienveillance l'autorisation de faire I would respectfully request permission to do; d'honneur [escalier, cour] main; ⇒ seigneur;4 ( célébration) être (mis) à l'honneur [personne] to be honouredGB; mettre qn à l'honneur to honourGB sb; être à l' or en honneur [chose] to be in favourGB; être remis à l'honneur [tradition, usage, discipline] to regain favourGB; remise à l'honneur (de tradition, mot) renewed popularity; faire or rendre honneur à qn to honourGB sb; faire honneur à un repas to do justice to a meal; honneur à celui/ceux qui all praise to him/those who; en l'honneur de qn in sb's honourGB; en l'honneur de qch in honourGB of sth; en quel honneur○? iron any particular reason why?; en quel honneur êtes-vous en retard? any particular reason why you're late?;5 Jeux ( carte haute) honourGB.B honneurs nmpl ( distinction) honoursGB; rechercher/refuser les honneurs to seek/shun honoursGB; avec les honneurs (de la guerre) [s'en sortir, être éliminé, partir] honourablyGB; avec (tous) les honneurs dus à leur rang with all the honourGB due to their rank; être accueilli avec les honneurs réservés aux chefs d'État to be received with the ceremony reserved for heads of State; rendre les honneurs à Mil ( funèbres) to pay the last honoursGB to; ( militaires) to honourGB; la richesse et les honneurs wealth and glory; faire les honneurs de la maison à qn to show sb around the house, to do sb the honoursGB of the house†; avoir les honneurs de la presse [personne, événement] to be mentioned in the press.en tout bien tout honneur ( sans arrière-pensées) with no hidden motive; il l'a invitée à dîner en tout bien tout honneur he invited her out to dinner with no ulterior motive; il est venu prendre un verre, mais c'était en tout bien tout honneur he came round for a drink but that's all there was to it.[ɔnɶr] nom masculin1. [dignité] honourl'honneur est sauf my/his etc. honour is saved ou intactmettre un point d'honneur à ou se faire un point d'honneur de faire quelque chose to make a point of honour of doing something2. [mérite]3. [marque de respect] honourc'est un honneur pour moi de vous présenter... it's a great privilege for me to introduce to you...nous avons l'honneur de vous informer que... we have the pleasure of informing you that...4. [titre]votre/son Honneur Your/His Honour5. (locution)faire honneur à quelque chose: faire honneur à ses engagements/sa signature to honour one's commitments/signatureils ont fait honneur à ma cuisine/mon gigot they did justice to my cooking/leg of lamb————————honneurs nom masculin pluriel1. [cérémonie] honours2. [distinction]briguer ou rechercher les honneurs to seek public recognitionà l'honneur locution adjectivaleles organisateurs de l'exposition ont voulu que la sculpture soit à l'honneur the exhibition organizers wanted sculpture to take pride of place————————d'honneur locution adjectivale[invité, place, tour] of honour[membre, président] honorary[cour, escalier] mainen honneur locution adjectivaleen l'honneur de locution prépositionnelleune fête en mon/son honneur a party for me/himce regard noir, c'est en quel honneur? (familier & humoristique) what's that frown in aid of? (UK), what's that frown for?sur l'honneur locution adverbialeupon ou on one's honour -
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credit, glory, honour, venerate* * *I. (en) honour;( anerkendelse) credit ( fx get (, take) the credit for it);( hæder) glory;[ ære den som æres bør] honour where honour is due; credit where credit is due;[ ærens mark] the field of glory;(omtr) be killed in action;[ al ære værd] highly creditable,( nedladende) commendable;[ med vb:][ det gik hans ære for nær] he could not reconcile it with his sense of honour;[ gøre én ære] do somebody credit ( fx his honesty does him credit); be a credit to somebody ( fx he is a credit to his parents (, hisschool));[ gør mig den ære at modtage det] do me the honour of accepting it;[ jeg har den ære at meddele Dem at] I have the honour to inform (el. of informing) you that;[ han har ære af det] it does him credit;[ han har ikke ære i livet] he is lost to all sense of shame;[ æren var reddet] honour was satisfied;[ hvad skylder jeg æren?] to what do I owe this honour?[ han sætter en ære i at gøre det] he makes it a point of honour to do it;[ udbede sig æren af] request the pleasure of;[ han viste dem den ære at komme til stede] he honoured them with his presence;[ vise en den sidste ære] pay one's last respects to somebody;[ ære være Gud!] glory to God![ ære være hans minde!] all honour to his memory![ med præp:][ en mand af ære] a man of honour, an honourable man;[ holde i ære] hold in honour (el. respect),( stærkere, F) hold in reverence;[ med ære] honourably,( stærkere) gloriously;[ klare det med ære] acquit oneself with credit;[ på ære!] honestly!F on my honour!(T: skolesprog) cross my heart (and hope to die)![ på ære og samvittighed] on my (word of) honour;[ erklæring på ære og samvittighed] solemn declaration;[ til hans ære] in his honour;[ til ære for] in honour of;[ komme til ære og værdighed igen] be restored to favour;(se også tjene (til)).II. vb honour ( fx the Queen; honour thy father and thy mother);( stærkere, F) venerate, revere ( fx Edward the Confessor was not only venerated, he was revered: he was a saint);[ den ærede læser] the (gentle) reader;[ det ærede medlem] the Honourable Member. -
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of* * *prep. w. dat.I. Of place:1) off, from;G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;land af landi, from one land to the other;hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;2) out of;verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.II. Of time; past, beyond:af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.III. In various other relations:1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;2) off, of;höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;3) of, among;hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;4) with;hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;5) of (= ór which is more frequent);húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;8) by, of (after passive);ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;9) on account of, by reason of, by;úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;af ástæld hans, by his popularity;af því, therefore;af hví, wherefor why;af því at, because;10) by means of, by;framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;af sínu fé, by one’s own means;absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;11) with adjectives, in regard to;mildr af fé, liberal of money;góðr af griðum, merciful;fastr af drykk, close (stingy) in regard to drink;12) used absol. with a verb, off away;hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.* * *prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in loco—á, í, við, and ad locum—á, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in loco—á, or in locum— til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.A. Loc.I. With motion, off, from:1. prop. corresp. to á,α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).II. WITHOUT MOTION:1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.C. In various other relations:I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.2. where an object is taken by force:α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.2. with the notion of—among; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words. -
13 punto
"point;Punkt;ponto"* * *1. past part vedere pungere2. m pointpunto di vista point of view, viewpointpunto cardinale point of the compasspunto culminante heightpunto di partenza starting pointpunto di fusione melting pointfino a che punto sei arrivato? how far have you got?alle dieci in punto at ten o'clock exactly or on the dotpunto fermo full stop, AE perioddue punti colonpunto e virgola semi-colonpunto esclamativo exclamation markpunto interrogativo question markdi punto in bianco suddenly, without warningessere sul punto di fare qualcosa be on the point of doing something, be about to do something* * *punto s.m.1 ( geometrico) point: punto cuspidale, cusp (o cuspidal point); punto di intersezione, intersection point; punto di tangenza, point of tangency; punto di biforcazione, bifurcation; punto di incontro, contact; punto isolato, acnode; punto medio, ( di un segmento) midpoint; punto limite, limit-point; punto di flesso, inflexion point; punto materiale, mass point // punti cardinali, cardinal points // punto morto, (mil.) dead angle, (mecc.) dead point; (fig.) deadlock: i negoziati sono a un punto morto, negotiations have reached a deadlock (o are deadlocked)2 ( segno grafico) full stop; (amer.) period: metti il punto, put the full stop; punto e a capo, full stop and new paragraph; punto interrogativo, esclamativo, question mark, exclamation mark; punto e virgola, semicolon; due punti, colon // per me tuo fratello è ancora un punto interrogativo, your brother is still an enigma to me3 ( macchiolina) dot, speck: la nave era un punto all'orizzonte, the ship was like a dot (o speck) on the horizon4 ( luogo determinato, posto) point; spot: punto di ritrovo, meeting point; punto di arrivo, point (o place) of arrival; punto di partenza, starting point (o point of departure); è il punto più bello della valle, it's the nicest spot in the valley // (comm.) punto di vendita, di consegna, point of sale, of delivery // (inform.): punto di implementazione, location; punto di ingresso, entry point; punto di interruzione, breakpoint; punto di salto, branchpoint; punto di riferimento, benchmark; punto di riversamento, di ripresa, ( IBM) di controllo, checkpoint; punto macchina, index point // (aer.): punto a terra, ground position; punto di non ritorno, equitime point; (fig.) point of no return; punto di riferimento al suolo, pinpoint // (edil.) punto d'appoggio, point of support // (fot.) punto di presa, camera station5 ( passo, argomento) passage; point; ( dettaglio) detail: è un punto che si presta a più interpretazioni, it's a passage that is open to various interpretations; su questo punto non sono d'accordo, I don't agree on this point; veniamo al punto, let's come to the point; non trascurare questo punto, don't overlook this detail; qui sta il punto, this is the point // punto per punto, ( nei dettagli) point by point (o in detail)6 ( momento, istante) moment, point: sei arrivato al punto giusto, you arrived at the right moment (o point); a un certo punto se ne è andato via, at a certain point he left; essere sul punto di andarsene, to be about to go (o to be on the point of going) // in punto di morte, at the point of death; arrivò alle 3 in punto, he arrived at three o'clock sharp7 ( livello, grado) point: punto di cottura, cooking point; punto di ebollizione, boiling point; (mecc.) punto di rottura, breaking point; punto critico, critical point; ho superato il punto di sopportazione, I've come to the end of my tether // (econ.): punto di pareggio, breakeven (point); punto di saturazione, saturation point // (chim., fis.): punto di accensione, fire (o ignition) point; punto di anilina, aniline point; punto di carica zero, zero point of charge; punto di condensazione, dew point; punto di equilibrio, balance point; punto di fusione, melting point; punto di intorbidimento, cloud point; punto di saturazione, saturation point; punto di viraggio, punto finale, end point; energia del punto zero, zero point energy9 ( unità di elemento di valutazione) point: l'euro ha guadagnato tre punti, the euro has gained three points; l'asso vale 10 punti, the ace is worth ten points (o scores ten); la squadra ha 30 punti in classifica, the team has 30 points on the table; come stiamo a punti?, what is the score? // punto di contingenza, point of the cost-of-living allowance // (fin.) punto dell'oro, bullion (o specie) point // dà dei punti a tutti, he's streets ahead of everyone else // vincere ai punti, to win on points // la sua buona volontà è un punto in suo favore, his goodwill is a point in his favour10 (mus.) dot11 ( al cucito e nella maglia) stitch; punto a coste, rib-stitch; punto a croce, cross-stitch; punto a giorno, hem-stitch; punto catenella, chain-stitch; punto dritto, a legaccio, plain-stitch; punto indietro, back-stitch; punto nascosto, blind-stitch; punto rammendo, darning-stitch; punto rovescio, back-stitch (o purl); punto smerlo, buttonhole stitch; punto raso, satin stitch; crescere, calare un punto, to add, to slip a stitch; lasciar cadere un punto, to drop a stitch; mettere su i punti, to cast on stitches // devo dare un punto al mio vestito, I must stitch up my dress // non sa dare neanche un punto, she cannot sew a stitch // un punto in tempo ne salva cento, (prov.) a stitch in time saves nine13 (tip.) point15 punto metallico, staple.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di tutto punto, fully: lo trovai vestito di tutto punto, I found him fully dressed; a che punto è il tuo lavoro?, how far have you got with your work?; a che punto siamo?, where are we? (o where have we got to?); l'affare è a questo punto, the business has got to this point; al punto in cui stanno le cose..., as matters stand...; le cose sono a buon punto, things are going well; le cose sono al punto di prima, things stand as before; sono a buon punto, I have made good progress; fare il punto della situazione, to take stock of (o to weigh up) the situation // a tal punto che..., to the point that... // fino a un certo punto, to a certain extent // punto dolente, (fig.) sore spot (o point).punto agg. (region.): non... punto, not... any (o no); non ho punta voglia di uscire con te, I have no wish (o I haven't any wish) to go out with you◆ pron. (region.): non... punto, not... any (o none); ''Hai dei libri?'' ''Non ne ho punti'', ''Have you got any books?'' ''Not a one'' (o ''None at all'')◆ avv. non... punto, not... at all (o not at all): non l'ho visto punto, I haven't seen him at all; non sono punto soddisfatto di lui, I am not at all satisfied with him // né punto né poco, nothing at all; poco o punto, little or nothing (at all).* * *I ['punto]sostantivo maschile1) (luogo) point2) (situazione, momento) pointarrivare al punto in cui — to reach the point o stage where
essere sul punto di fare — to be on the point of doing o (just) about to do o close to doing
in punto di morte — at death's door, at one's last gasp
3) (livello)fino a che punto...? — to what extent...?
a un punto tale che, a tal punto che — to such a degree o an extent that, so much so that
fino a un certo punto — up to a point, to a certain extent o degree
4) (questione, argomento) pointnon è questo il punto — that's not the point o issue
5) (segno grafico) dotpunto com — inform. dot com
7) (punteggio) pointsegnare, perdere -i — to score, lose points
essere un punto a favore, a sfavore di qcn. — to be a point in sb.'s favour o a plus point for sb., to be a black mark against sb
8) (nella punteggiatura) full stop BE, period AE9) fis.punto di ebollizione, congelamento, fusione — boiling, freezing, melting point
10) tip. point11) (in un sistema di calcolo) point12) sart. stitchdare un punto a qcs. — to stitch up sth., to put a stitch in sth
13) med. chir. stitch14) in puntoalle 9 in punto — at 9 o'clock sharp o on the dot
15) a puntomettere a punto — to develop [sistema, metodo]; to adjust, to fine-tune [macchina, apparecchio]
messa a punto — (di sistema, metodo) development; (di macchina, apparecchio) fine tuning
16) di tutto punto•punto caldo — fig. hot o trouble spot
punto (e) a capo — full stop, new paragraph
essere di nuovo punto e a capo — fig. to be back at square one
punto cardinale — fis. geogr. compass o cardinal point
punto critico — critical o crisis point
punto debole — weak point o spot
punto dolente — sore point o spot
punto esclamativo — exclamation mark BE o point AE
punto fermo — fig. anchor
punto di forza — strong point, strength
punto di fuga — art. arch. vanishing point
punto G — anat. G spot
punto a giorno — sart. hemstitch
punto d'incontro — meeting point (anche fig.)
punto interrogativo — question mark, interrogation mark
punto d'intersezione — mat. point of intersection
punto metallico — (graffetta) staple
punto morto — tecn. dead centre
essere a un punto morto — fig. to be at (a) deadlock o standstill
punto nero — med. blackhead
tornare al punto di partenza — to come full circle, to go back to square one
punto (di) vendita — outlet, point of sale, sales point
••dare dei -i a qcn. — to knock spots off sb.
di punto in bianco — point-blank, out of the blue, all of a sudden
II ['punto]punto e basta! — that's (the end of) that! that's final! full stop! BE, period! AE
* * *punto1/'punto/ ⇒ 28sostantivo m.1 (luogo) point; nel punto in cui il sentiero si divide at the point where the path divides2 (situazione, momento) point; a quel punto mi sono arreso at that point I gave up; arrivare al punto in cui to reach the point o stage where; arrivare al punto di fare to go so far as to do; essere sul punto di fare to be on the point of doing o (just) about to do o close to doing; in punto di morte at death's door, at one's last gasp3 (livello) a che punto siamo? where are we? a che punto sei arrivato col lavoro? how far have you got with the work? fino a che punto...? to what extent...? non lo credevo stupido fino a questo punto I didn't think he was that stupid; al punto che to the extent that; a un punto tale che, a tal punto che to such a degree o an extent that, so much so that; fino a un certo punto up to a point, to a certain extent o degree; a un certo punto at one point; essere a buon punto (nel fare) to be partway through (doing)4 (questione, argomento) point; un punto fondamentale di un testo a basic point in a text; punto per punto point by point; venire al punto to get (straight) to the point; non è questo il punto that's not the point o issue5 (segno grafico) dot; le città sono indicate sulla cartina da un punto towns are marked on the map by a dot; punto com inform. dot com6 (figura appena visibile) un punto luminoso in lontananza a point of light in the distance; un punto all'orizzonte a speck on the horizon7 (punteggio) point; segnare, perdere -i to score, lose points; contare i -i to keep (the) score; vincere ai -i to win on points; essere un punto a favore, a sfavore di qcn. to be a point in sb.'s favour o a plus point for sb., to be a black mark against sb.9 fis. punto di ebollizione, congelamento, fusione boiling, freezing, melting point10 tip. point11 (in un sistema di calcolo) point; aumentare di 2 -i (percentuali) to rise by 2 points12 sart. stitch; dare un punto a qcs. to stitch up sth., to put a stitch in sth.13 med. chir. stitch; mi hanno dato sei -i (di sutura) I had six stitches15 a punto essere a punto to be in order; mettere a punto to develop [sistema, metodo]; to adjust, to fine-tune [macchina, apparecchio]; messa a punto(di sistema, metodo) development; (di macchina, apparecchio) fine tuning16 di tutto punto era bardato di tutto punto he was rigged out in his best clothesdare dei -i a qcn. to knock spots off sb.; di punto in bianco point-blank, out of the blue, all of a sudden; abbiamo molti -i in comune we have a lot in common; fare il punto della situazione to take stock of the situation; punto e basta! that's (the end of) that! that's final! full stop! BE, period! AE\punto caldo fig. hot o trouble spot; punto (e) a capo full stop, new paragraph; essere di nuovo punto e a capo fig. to be back at square one; punto cardinale fis. geogr. compass o cardinal point; punto di contatto point of contact; punto critico critical o crisis point; punto (a) croce cross-stitch; punto debole weak point o spot; punto dolente sore point o spot; punto erba stem stitch; punto esclamativo exclamation mark BE o point AE; punto fermo fig. anchor; punto di forza strong point, strength; punto di fuga art. arch. vanishing point; punto G anat. G spot; punto a giorno sart. hemstitch; punto d'incontro meeting point (anche fig.); punto interrogativo question mark, interrogation mark; punto d'intersezione mat. point of intersection; punto metallico (graffetta) staple; punto morto tecn. dead centre; essere a un punto morto fig. to be at (a) deadlock o standstill; punto nero med. blackhead; punto di non ritorno point of no return; punto d'onore point of honour; punto panoramico viewpoint; punto di partenza starting point (anche fig.); tornare al punto di partenza to come full circle, to go back to square one; punto di ritrovo meeting-place; punto di rottura breaking point; punto (di) vendita outlet, point of sale, sales point; punto e virgola semicolon; punto di vista point of view; da un punto di vista economico from an economic point of view.————————punto2/'punto/ -
14 eer
eer1〈de〉♦voorbeelden:de eer redden • save one's facehet is mijn eer te na • I have my prideaan u de eer (om te beginnen) • you have the honour (of starting)iets/het aan zijn eer verplicht zijn • be honour boundin eer en aanzien leven • be held in high esteemiemand in zijn eer herstellen • clear someone's nameiets in ere herstellen • 〈 principe〉 restore (a principle), reinstate (a custom)iemand in ere houden • hold someone's memory dear, cherish someone's memoryeen dag/gebruik in ere houden • observe a (feast) day, keep up a customiemand in zijn eer (aan)tasten • hurt someone's pridenaar eer en geweten antwoorden • answer to the best of one's knowledgeop mijn (woord van) eer • I give you my word (of honour)zijn naam eer aandoen • be a credit to one's familyde tafel eer aandoen • do justice to the mealer is geen eer aan te behalen • 〈 van iemand〉 good advice is thrown away on him; 〈 van iets〉 little (credit) can be gained by iteer behalen met • gain credit byde (over)winnaar eer bewijzen • pay tribute to the winnerde/geen eer van iets hebben • receive credit/no credit for somethinghem komt alle eer toe • he deserves all the crediter een eer in stellen om • consider it an honour tohet zal me een (grote/bijzondere) eer zijn • I will be (greatly) honouredte zijner ere • in his honourter ere van • in honour of (someone/something)dat strekt u niet tot eer • that is not to your creditere zij God • glory to God3 ze heeft haar eer verloren • she lost her honour/virtuein (alle) eer en deugd • in (all) honour and decency————————eer2〈 voegwoord〉 -
15 point
point [pɔɪnt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = sharp end) pointe f• not to put too fine a point on it ( = frankly) pour être franc• three point six (3.6) trois virgule six (3,6)c. (in space, in time) point m• he had reached a point where he began to doubt whether... il en était arrivé à se demander si...► point of + noun• he had reached the point of resigning il en était arrivé au point de donner sa démission► up to a point jusqu'à un certain pointe. ( = idea) point m• you have a point there! il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites !• he made the point that... il fit remarquer que...• point taken! (inf) d'accord !► a point of + noun• it was a point of honour with him never to refuse il se faisait un point d'honneur de ne jamais refuser• point of interest/of no importance point m intéressant/sans importancef. ( = important part) [of argument] objet m• that's just the point! justement !• to come to the point [person] en venir au fait• when it comes to the point, they don't value education au fond, ils n'accordent pas beaucoup d'importance à l'éducationg. ( = meaning) what was the point of his visit? quel était le but de sa visite ?• the point of this story is that... la morale de l'histoire, c'est que...h. ( = use) what's the point? à quoi bon ?• what's the point of waiting? à quoi bon attendre ?i. ( = characteristic) caractéristique f• the points to look for when buying a car les choses fpl auxquelles il faut faire attention lorsqu'on achète une voiture2. plural noun• when they ask questions he points them in the direction of the library quand ils posent des questions, il leur dit d'aller à la bibliothèquec. [+ toes] pointera. [person] montrer du doigt• to point at sth/sb désigner qch/qn du doigt• it all points to the fact that... tout laisse à penser que...5. compounds• at point-blank range à bout portant adverb [fire, shoot] à bout portant ; [refuse] catégoriquement ; [demand] de but en blanc ► point-by-point adjective méthodiquea. ( = show) [+ person, object, place] indiquerb. ( = mention) faire remarquer• I should point out that... je dois vous signaler que...* * *[pɔɪnt] 1.1) (of knife, needle, pencil etc) pointe f2) (location, position on scale) point m; ( less specific) endroit membarkation point — lieu m d'embarquement
point of entry — ( into country) point d'arrivée; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée
3) (extent, degree) point m5) (question, idea) point mto take up ou return to somebody's point — revenir sur un point soulevé par quelqu'un
you've made your point, please let me speak — vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler
to make a point of doing something — ( as matter of pride) mettre un point d'honneur à faire quelque chose; ( do deliberately) faire quelque chose exprès
my point was that — ce que je voulais dire, c'était que
I take your point — ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous
I take your point, but — je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais
all right, point taken! — très bien, j'en prends note
6) ( central idea) point m essentielto keep ou stick to the point — rester dans le sujet
7) ( purpose) objet mwhat's the point of doing...? — à quoi bon faire...?
8) (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m9) Sport, Finance ( in scoring) point mto win on points — ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points
match point — ( in tennis) balle f de match
10) ( dot) point m; ( decimal point) virgule f; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique; Mathematics point m2.points plural noun1) GB Railways aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl2) Automobile électrodes fpl3) ( in ballet)3.transitive verb1) (aim, direct)to point something at somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [camera, gun]
to point the finger at somebody — ( accuse) accuser quelqu'un
to point something towards — (of car, boat) diriger quelque chose vers
to point somebody in the right direction — lit, fig mettre quelqu'un dans la bonne direction
2) ( show)to point the way to — lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de
3) (in ballet, gym)4) Construction jointoyer [wall]4.1) ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt)to point at somebody/something — montrer quelqu'un/quelque chose du doigt
2) [signpost, arrow] indiquerto point at somebody ou in somebody's direction — [gun, camera] être braqué sur quelqu'un
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16 στεφανόω
στεφᾰν-όω, [voice] Med., Syracusan [ per.] 2sg. imper. στεφάνουσο Sch.Theoc. 11.42:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.I used by Hom. and Hes. only in [voice] Pass., to be put round in a circle or as a rim or border, and hence to be put round, ἣν περὶ μὲν πάντῃ Φόβος ἐστεφάνωται round about the aegis is Terror wreathed, Il.5.739; ; ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο all round about him was a cloud, 15.153; νῆσον, τὴν πέρι πόντος ἐστεφάνωται the sea lies round about the island, Od.10.195: rarely c. acc., τείρεα, τά τ' οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωται constellations which heaven has all round it, Il.18.485, cf. Hes. Th. 382, IG42(1).129.9 (Epid.); of a crowd of spectators surrounding a dancing-floor, ; περὶ δ' ὄλβος ἀπείριτος ἐστεφάνωτο around were.. riches in a circle placed, Hes.Sc. 204: so in later [dialect] Ep., A.R.3.1214, Q.S.5.99, Orph.A. 45, etc.: also in [voice] Act., περίτροχον ἐστεφάνωσαν αἱμασιήν made a fence round, Opp.C.4.90.2 to be surrounded, ἐστεφανωμένος τιάραν μυρσίνῃ having his tiara wreathed with myrtle, Hdt.1.132; πεδία ἐστεφάνωται ὄρεσιν are surrounded by.., Hp.Aër.19; ὅπλοισιν πόλις Epigr. ap. Paus.9.15.6;χθὼν ἅτε νῆσος -ωται D.P.4
: so in [voice] Act., [Βαβυλῶνα] τείχεσιν ἐστεφάνωσεν Id.1006
.II after Hom. in [voice] Act., crown, wreathe,χαίταν Pi.O.14.24
; Ὀρέστην ς. E.Or. 924;κρᾶτα κισσίνοις βλαστήμασιν Id.Ba. 177
; στεφάνοις ib. 101 (lyr.); c. gen., ;σ. τινὰ ὡς σωτῆρα And.1.45
;τὸν νικῶντα θαλλῷ Pl.Lg. 946b
;νῖκαι σ. τινά Pi.N.11.21
; of crowning a corpse, Ar.Ec. 538; a tomb, IG12.1037, Sammelb.7457.10 (iii/ii B.C.), Luc.Cont.22, PLips.30.2 (iii A.D.); ships, Plu.2.981e; of the nuptial crown, LXX Ca.3.11; κατηρῶντο τοῖς ἐστεφανωμένοις newly wedded couples, Lib.Or.33.29; στεφανοῦν εὐαγγέλια crown one for good tidings, Ar.Eq. 647; στεφανοῦσα, title of a statue by Praxiteles (v. ), cf. Ath.12.534d:—[voice] Pass., to be crowned or rewarded with a crown, Hdt.7.55, 8.59, PCair.Zen. l.c., 2 Ep.Ti.2.5;ἐλαίᾳ Pi.O.4.13
;ποίᾳ Id.P.8.19
;φυτὸν στεφανούμενος Ach.Tat.1.5
;σ. καὶ ἀνακηρύττεσθαι And.2.18
:—[voice] Med., crown oneself,στεφανωσαμένη δρυῒ καὶ.. σπείραισι δρακόντων S.Fr. 535
(anap.);στεφανοῦσθε κισσῷ E.Ba. 106
(lyr.);στεφανωσάμενος καλάμῳ Ar.Nu. 1006
; στεφανωσάμενος αὐτόν (sc. τὸν στέφανον) Phalar.Ep.40;στεφανοῦνται τῶν ἀνθέων Philostr.Her. 12a
.2;τῆς πίτυος D.Chr.9.10
: also abs., of one going to sacrifice, Th.4.80;τῷ θεῷ X.HG4.3.21
; at a festival, Ar.Ach. 1145, Men.518.15, etc.; win a crown, of the victor at the games, Pi. O.7.15,81, 12.17, N.6.19:—[voice] Pass., c. dupl. acc.,ἐστεφανώθη Ἐλεύθερος.. Ἁδριάνεια πάλην IG22.2087.64
(ii A.D.).2 crown as an honour or reward (cf.στέφανος 11.2b
), D.19.193, Theopomp.Hist. 239, Men.84, IG22.212.30 (iv B.C.), etc.; reward by a gift of money, etc. (cf.στέφανος 11.5
),Καλλισθένην ἑκατὸν μναῖς Lycurg.Fr.19
, cf. D.S.14.53, Plu. Tim.16;σ. τινὰ πεντακοσίοις ἀργυρίου ταλάντοις, χιλίοις δὲ λιβανωτοῦ Plb.13.9.5
: also ἐστεφανωκότος.. τὰς δυνάμεις χρυσῶν μυριάδων τριάκοντα Gauthier et Sottas Décret trilingue en l' honneur de Ptolémée IV p.67 (iii B.C.).3 metaph., confer glory upon, decorate, honour,τινὰ μολπᾷ Pi.O.1.100
; ; ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων τὴν πόλιν (by a victory in the games) And.4.26; , cf. Critias 4 D.;ἔργοις γένος TAM 1.44
([place name] Xanthus); [τὸ ῥόδον] ἐγκωμίῳ Philostr.Ep.51
;ἀριστείοις D.S.4.32
;πανοπλίᾳ Id.20.84
:—[voice] Pass.,σοφίας ἀριστεῖα ἐστεφανοῦτο Philostr.Her.10.4
.5 crown with the badge of office, esp. of persons sacrificing, Lys.26.8:—[voice] Pass., X.An.7.1.40; of magistrates in office,ὁ ἐστεφανωμένος ἄρχων D.21.17
;βούλεται -ωθῆναι ἐξηγητείαν PRyl.77.37
(ii A.D.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > στεφανόω
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17 praise
1. transitive verb2. nounpraise somebody for doing something — jemanden dafür loben, dass er etwas tut/getan hat
1) (approval) Lob, daswin high praise — großes od. hohes Lob erhalten od. ernten
sing one's own/somebody's praises — ein Loblied auf sich/jemanden singen
* * *[preiz] 1. verb 2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) das Lob- academic.ru/57302/praiseworthy">praiseworthy* * *[preɪz]I. vta widely \praised documentary eine viel gepriesene Dokumentation2. (worship)to \praise God/the Lord Gott/den Herrn preisen gehhymns are sung to \praise God Hymnen werden zum Lobpreis Gottes gesungen\praise the Lord! gelobt sei der Herr!a poem in \praise of older women ein Lobgedicht auf die reiferen Frauenthat's high \praise, coming from her aus ihrem Mund ist das ein großes Kompliment\praise from Rachel is \praise indeed ein Lob aus Rachels Munde! das will etwas heißen!to have nothing but \praise for sb/sth jdn/etw nur loben könnenI have nothing but \praise for her ich bin von ihr begeistertto shower \praise on sb, to shower sb with \praise jdn mit Lob überschüttento sing the \praise of sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Loblied singen figto sing one's own \praises sich akk selbst lobento win \praise for sth für etw akk [großes] Lob erntensth wins sb \praise etw bringt jdm Lob eina hymn of \praise ein Lobliedto give \praise to God/the Lord Gott/den Herrn preisen geh* * *[preɪz]1. vtloben; (to others, in worship also) preisen (geh), rühmen (geh)to praise sb for having done sth — jdn dafür loben, etw getan zu haben
to praise the virtues of sth — die Vorzüge einer Sache (gen) loben or preisen (geh)
2. nLob nt no pla hymn of praise —
a poem in praise of beer — ein Loblied nt auf das Bier
he spoke/made a speech in praise of their efforts — er sprach lobend von ihren Bemühungen/hielt eine Lobrede auf ihre Bemühungen
to win praise (person) — Lob ernten; (efforts) Lob einbringen
to be loud or warm in one's praise (of sth) — voll des Lobes (für etw) sein
praise indeed! (also iro) — ein hohes Lob
praise from him is praise indeed —
See:→ sing* * *praise [preız]A v/tB s1. Lob n:damn with faint praise auf die sanfte Art zerreißen;be loud in one’s praise of ( oder for), be full of praise for voll des Lobes sein über (akk), nicht mit Lob sparen für;sing sb’s praises ein Loblied auf jemanden singen;sing one’s own praises sich selbst beweihräuchern;in sb’s praise zu jemandes Lob;make a speech in praise of eine Lobrede halten auf (akk);2. Lobpreisung f* * *1. transitive verb1) (commend) loben; (more strongly) rühmen2. nounpraise somebody for doing something — jemanden dafür loben, dass er etwas tut/getan hat
1) (approval) Lob, daswin high praise — großes od. hohes Lob erhalten od. ernten
sing one's own/somebody's praises — ein Loblied auf sich/jemanden singen
* * *n.Belobigung f.Lob nur sing. n. v.anpreisen v.loben v.preisen v.(§ p.,pp.: pries, gepriesen)rühmen v. -
18 πορσύνω
A , [dialect] Ep. - ῠνέω (v.infr.): [tense] aor. , [dialect] Ep.πόρσῡνα Od.7.347
; imper.πόρσυνον S.Ichn.304
: also [full] πορσαίνω, [dialect] Ep.Iterat.πορσαίνεσκον A.R.4.897
: [dialect] Ep.[tense] fut.- ᾰνέω (v. infr.):—in Hom always of the wife preparing her husband's bed, hence a euphem. expression for lie with the husband, share his bed, Ἀλκίνοος δ' ἄρα λέκτο μυχῷ δόμου.., πὰρ δὲ γυνὴ δέσποινα λέχος πόρσυνε καὶ εὐνήν Od.l.c., cf. 3.403; κεῖσε δ' ἐγὼν οὐκ εἶμι (says Helen)κείνου πορσυνέουσα λέχος Il.3.411
; later [dialect] Ep.λέχος.. πορσυνέεις A.R.3.1129
;λέκτρον.. πορσαίνουσα Id.4.1107
, 1119.II generally, prepare, provide,τρίτον [κρατῆρα] σωτῆρι πορσαίνοντας Pi.I.6(5).8
; δαῖτα ib. 4(3).61;βίου τροφεῖα S.OC 341
;τὸ κατ' ἆμαρ Id.Fr.593.5
;παισὶν οἷα χρὴ καθ' ἡμέραν E.Med. 1020
;Νύμφαις π. ἔροτιν Id.El. 625
;γαμβροῖς χάριν Id.Supp. 132
;τὰ ἐπιτήδεια X.Cyr.4.2.47
:—[voice] Med., provide for oneself, .2 of evils,ἐχθροῖς ἐχθρά Id.Ag. 1374
;τόνδε.. μοῖρ' ἐπόρσυνεν μόρον Id.Ch. 911
, cf. E.Andr. 1063; μεγάλα κακά ib. 352;ὅταν ὁ δαίμων ἀνδρὶ πορσύνῃ κακά Trag.Adesp. 455
;δίκην Maiist.57
;π. τοῖς πολεμίοις κακά X.Cyr.1.6.17
:—[voice] Pass.,τίνος πρὸς ἀνδρὸς τοῦτ' ἄχος πορσύνεται; A.Ag. 1251
;ἐπορσύνθη κακά Id.Pers. 267
.3 execute, order, arrange, κατὰ δώματα πορσαίνουσι manage (all things) in the house, h.Cer. 156;τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ π. Hdt.9.7
; ; ;τἄλλα πάντα Id.Aj. 1398
;πρᾶγμα π. μέγα Id.El. 670
;προκείμενον πόνον E.Alc. 1150
;μοῖρα ἑτέραν ἐπόρσυν' ὁδόν B.16.89
:—[voice] Pass.,τὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ οὕτως ἐπορσύνετο X.Cyr.7.5.17
;ἅμα δὲ ταῦτα ἐπορσύνετο ἀπὸ σημείου Aen.Tact.29.9
;θεᾶς π. μῆτις
was accomplished,A.R.
1.802, cf. 2.1050.III treat with care, tend,ἐκέλευσεν ἥρωϊ πορσαίνειν δόμεν.. βρέφος Pi.O.6.33
; οὕτως ὅπως ἂν μὴ 'γκαλῇ πορσύνετε [αὐτόν] E.Rh. 878; πορσαίνειν δαίμονα honour, adore him, A.R.2.719, cf. 4.897: of things,τεὸν οἶκον ταῦτα πορσύνοντ' Pi.P.4.151
; τῶν δ' Ὁμήρου καὶ τόδε.. ῥῆμα πόρσυν' regard, esteem it, ib. 278.—Both forms are found in Pi.and A.R., only πορσύνω in Prose and prob. always to be read in Trag. (never found in Com.): πορσανέουσα was read by Aristarch. in Il.3.411, but πορσυνέουσα most codd., as in Od.ll.cc.: πορσύνων, -ουσα are expld. by ἐρεθίζων, -ουσα in Hsch. (leg. ὀροθυν-).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πορσύνω
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19 ἄτιμος
ἄτῑμ-ος, ον, (Aτιμή 1
) unhonoured, dishonoured, Il.1.171; μετὰ πᾶσιν ἀτιμοτάτη θεός εἰμι ib. 516;ἀτιμότερον δέ με θήσεις 16.90
; ἀτιμότεροι, opp. λαχόντες τιμῆς, Thgn.1111;ἄ. μόρος
dishonourable,A.
Th. 589; ἄτιμα δ' οὐκ ἐπραξάτην, i.e. they have met their deserts, Id.Ag. 1443; ἄτιμος Ἀργείοισι by them, S.Aj. 440; ἔκ γ' ἐμοῦ by me, Id.OC51.b c.gen., ἄ. δωμάτων without the honour of.., not deemed worthy of.., A.Ch. 409 (lyr.); πάντων ib. 295; ; χάρις οὐκ ἄ. πόνων no unworthy return for.., Id.Ag. 354; .2 deprived of civic rights (cf. ἀτιμία), ἄτιμα τὰ τέκνα γίνεται Hdt.1.173
, cf. IG1.37, 9(1).334 ([dialect] Locr.), etc.; opp. ἐπίτιμος, Ar.Av. 766, Ra. 692, And.1.80; ἄ. τὰ σώματα ib.74: c.gen.; ib.75; ἄ. γερῶν deprived of privileges, Th.3.58; ἄ. τοῦ τεθνηκότος debarred from all rights in him, S.El. 1214; ἄ. τοῦ συμβουλεύειν deprived of the right of advising, D.15.33;ἄ. τῆς πόλεως καθιστάναι τινά Lys.12.21
;ἄ. εἶναι καθάπαξ D.21.32
, Arist.Ath.22.8.3 of things, not honourable, Hdt.5.6 ([comp] Sup.); ἄτιμον ποιεῖσθαί τι hold in dishonour, S.Ant. 78;ἄτιμα ποιεῖν ἔς τινα Hdt.2.141
;ἄ. τοὔργον Ar.Av. 166
; less honourable,X.
Cyr.8.4.5; of parts of the body,τὸ τιμιώτερον καὶ τὸ ἀτιμότερον Arist.PA 672b21
;ἀ. σκεῦος D.S.17.66
.II (τιμή 11
) without price or value, τοῦ νῦν οἶκον ἄτιμον ἔδεις thou devourest his substance without payment, Od.16.431; of little price, cheap, opp. τίμιος, X.Vect.4.10. -
20 Ehre
f; -, -n1. allg.: hono(u)r; es ist mir eine ( große) Ehre it is an (a great) hono(u)r for me; mit wem habe ich die Ehre? oft iro. to whom have I the pleasure of speaking?; habe die Ehre! bes. österr. good day; (beim Treffen) pleased to meet you; was verschafft mir die Ehre? to what do I owe this hono(u)r ( oder the pleasure)?; es sich (Dat) zur Ehre anrechnen consider it an hono(u)r; ... geben sich (Dat) die Ehre, zu... einzuladen... request the hono(u)r of your company at...; um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben to be quite honest ( oder frank); sie erwiesen ihm die Ehre ihres Vertrauens oder ihm zu vertrauen geh. they hono(u)red him with their trust; jemandem die letzte Ehre erweisen pay one’s last respects to s.o.; Ehre wem Ehre gebührt Sprichw. credit where credit is due; jemanden mit oder in Ehren entlassen give s.o. an hono(u)rable discharge; wieder zu Ehren kommen come back into favo(u)r; ihm zu Ehren in his hono(u)r; zu seiner Ehre muss gesagt werden, dass... in his defen|ce (Am. -se) it ought to be said that...; zu Ehren des Tages in hono(u)r of the day; zur ( größeren) Ehre Gottes to the (greater) glory of God2. (Ansehen) hono(u)r, reputation; (Ruhm) glory; bei meiner Ehre! upon my oath!; jemandem / etw. alle / keine Ehre machen be a / no credit to s.o. / s.th.; jemandem zur Ehre gereichen geh. do s.o. credit, reflect credit on s.o.; es gereicht ihm zur Ehre geh. it is to his credit; zu hohen Ehren gelangen oder es zu hohen Ehren bringen achieve (great) eminence; in Ehren halten (hold in) hono(u)r; in Ehren gehalten revered; damit kannst du keine Ehre einlegen that won’t earn you any credit ( bei jemandem with s.o., in s.o.’s eyes); deine Meinung / dein Eifer in ( allen) Ehren, aber... with all due respect,...; Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! glory (be) to God in the highest!3. nur Sg.; (Ehrgefühl) sense of hono(u)r; (Selbstachtung) self-respect, pride; auf Ehre und Gewissen in all conscience; auf Ehre schwören swear on one’s hono(u)r; jemanden bei der oder seiner Ehre packen appeal to s.o.’s sense of hono(u)r; keine Ehre im Leib haben have no sense ( oder not a shred of) of hono(u)r; er fühlte sich dadurch in seiner Ehre gekränkt it hurt ( oder wounded) his pride, he felt rather piqued by it; seine Ehre dareinsetzen, etw. zu tun make it a point of hono(u)r to do s.th.; etw. in allen Ehren tun do s.th. in good faith4. nur Sg.; altm. (Jungfräulichkeit) (virgin) hon(u)r; einer Frau ihre Ehre rauben rob a woman of her hono(u)r* * *die Ehrehonour; honor; merit; privilege; kudos* * *Eh|re ['eːrə]f -, -nhonour (Brit), honor (US); (= Ruhm) gloryetw in Éhren halten — to treasure or cherish sth
damit/mit ihm können Sie Éhre einlegen — that/he does you credit, that/he is a credit to you
er wollte mit dieser Rede Éhre einlegen — he was wanting to gain kudos with this speech
für jdn/etw Éhre einlegen — to bring hono(u)r on sb/sth
bei jdm mit etw Éhre einlegen — to make a good impression on sb with sth
jdm Éhre machen — to do sb credit
jdm wenig Éhre machen — not to do sb any credit
jdm/einer Sache zur Éhre gereichen — to do sb/sth credit
auf Éhre! (obs) bei meiner Éhre! (obs) — 'pon my oath! (obs)
auf Éhre und Gewissen — on my/his etc hono(u)r
auf Éhre und Gewissen? — cross your heart? (inf), on your hono(u)r?
auf Éhre und Gewissen: ich bin es nicht gewesen! — cross my heart (inf) or I promise you, it wasn't me
etw um der Éhre willen tun — to do sth for the hono(u)r of it
das musst du schon um deiner Éhre willen machen — you should do that as a matter of hono(u)r
ein Mann von Éhre — a man of hono(u)r
keine Éhre im Leib haben (dated) — to have not a shred of self-respect
er ist in Éhren alt geworden — he has had a long and hono(u)rable life
sein Wort/seine Kenntnisse in allen Éhren, aber... — I don't doubt his word/his knowledge, but...
etw zur Éhre anrechnen — to count sth an hono(u)r
es zur Éhre anrechnen, dass... — to feel hono(u)red that..., to count it an hono(u)r that...
das rechne ich ihm zur Éhre an — I consider that a point in his hono(u)r or favour (Brit) or favor (US)
mit wem habe ich die Éhre? (iro, form) — with whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? (form)
was verschafft mir die Éhre? (iro, form) — to what do I owe the hono(u)r (of your visit)?
es ist mir eine besondere Éhre,... (form) — it is a great hono(u)r for me...
wir geben uns die Éhre, Sie zu... einzuladen (form) — we request the hono(u)r of your company at... (form)
zu Éhren (+gen) —
darf ich um die Éhre bitten, Sie zu begleiten? (form) — may I have the hono(u)r of accompanying you? (form), would you do me the hono(u)r of allowing me to accompany you? (form)
Habe die Éhre! (dated Aus) (als Gruß) — hello; (beim Abschied) goodbye; (als Ausdruck des Erstaunens) good heavens
Éhre, wem Éhre gebührt (prov) — credit where credit is due
Éhre sei Gott in der Höhe (Bibl) — glory to God in the highest
See:→ letzte(r, s)* * *die1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honour2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honour3) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) honour4) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) honour5) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) honours* * *Eh·re<-, -n>[ˈe:rə]fjdm zur \Ehre gereichen (geh) to bring sb honour [or honour to sb]etw in \Ehren halten to cherish [or treasure] sthjdm \Ehre machen to do sb crediter hat seiner Familie \Ehre gemacht he brought honour on his familyjdm wenig \Ehre machen to not do sb any creditseine \Ehre verlieren/wahren to lose/preserve one's honourdarf ich um die \Ehre bitten, mit Ihnen zu speisen? (form o iron) may I have the honour of dining with you? form or ironmit etw [bei jdm] \Ehre einlegen (geh) to make a good impression [on sb] with sthdamit kannst du [bei ihr] keine \Ehre einlegen that won't gain you any credit [with her]jdm die letzte \Ehre erweisen (geh) to pay sb one's last respects [or one's last respects to sb]mit militärischen \Ehren with military honoursjdm eine \Ehre sein to be an honour for sbes war mir eine \Ehre it was an honour for mejdm eine besondere [o große] \Ehre sein to be a great honour for sbzu jds \Ehren/zu \Ehren einer S. in honour of sb/sthzu ihrer \Ehre muss ich sagen, dass... in her defence I must say that...jdm wird die \Ehre zuteil, etw zu tun sb is given the honour of doing sth3. kein pl (Ehrgefühl) sense of honour no pl; (Stolz) pride no pl; (Selbstachtung) self-respect no pleine Frau/ein Mann von \Ehre sein to be a woman/man of honourjdn in seiner \Ehre kränken to wound sb's honoursie fühlte sich dadurch in ihrer \Ehre gekränkt it hurt her pride4.auf \Ehre und Gewissen? on your honour? formauf \Ehre und Gewissen, ich weiß nicht, wo sie ist! I swear [or form on my honour], I don't know where she is!etw auf \Ehre und Gewissen beteuern to assert sth▶ \Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe glory to God in the highest▶ habe die \Ehre! SÜDD, ÖSTERR [I'm] pleased to meet you▶ mit wem habe ich die \Ehre? (geh o iron) with whom do I have the honour [of speaking]? form or iron, to have not a shred of self-respect▶ ... in [allen] \Ehren with [all] due respect to...seine Meinung in allen \Ehren, aber ich kann ihm nicht so recht zustimmen with [all] due respect to his opinion, I feel I can't agreedein Mut in allen \Ehren, aber du gehst eindeutig zu weit! with [all] due respect to your courage, you are definitely going too far!sein Wort [o seine Aufrichtigkeit] in [allen] \Ehren, aber du solltest dir eine eigene Meinung bilden his honesty is not in doubt, but you should form your own opinion▶ jdn bei seiner \Ehre packen to appeal to sb's sense of honour▶ [das ist] zu viel der \Ehre! you do me too great an honour! a. hum* * *die; Ehre, Ehren1) honoures ist mit eine Ehre,... zu... — it is an honour for me to...
die Ehre haben, etwas zu tun — have the Ehre of doing something
jemandem/einer Sache [alle] Ehre machen — do somebody/something [great] credit
auf Ehre und Gewissen — in all truthfulness or honesty
jemandem/einer Sache zu viel Ehre antun — (fig.): (jemanden/etwas überschätzen) overvalue somebody/something
jemandem zur Ehre gereichen — (geh.) bring honour to somebody
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt — [give] credit where credit is due
um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben — (fig.) to tell the truth; to be [perfectly] honest
zu Ehren des Königs, dem König zu Ehren — in honour of the king
wieder zu Ehren kommen — (fig.) come back into favour
2) o. Pl. (Ehrgefühl) sense of honourer hat keine Ehre im Leib[e] — he doesn't have an ounce of integrity in him
* * *1. allg: hono(u)r;es ist mir eine (große) Ehre it is an (a great) hono(u)r for me;mit wem habe ich die Ehre? oft iro to whom have I the pleasure of speaking?;was verschafft mir die Ehre? to what do I owe this hono(u)r ( oder the pleasure)?;es sich (dat)zur Ehre anrechnen consider it an hono(u)r;… geben sich (dat)die Ehre, zu … einzuladen … request the hono(u)r of your company at …;um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben to be quite honest ( oder frank);jemandem die letzte Ehre erweisen pay one’s last respects to sb;Ehre wem Ehre gebührt sprichw credit where credit is due;in Ehren entlassen give sb an hono(u)rable discharge;wieder zu Ehren kommen come back into favo(u)r;ihm zu Ehren in his hono(u)r;zu seiner Ehre muss gesagt werden, dass … in his defence (US -se) it ought to be said that …;zu Ehren des Tages in hono(u)r of the day;zur (größeren) Ehre Gottes to the (greater) glory of Godbei meiner Ehre! upon my oath!;jemandem/etwas alle/keine Ehre machen be a/no credit to sb/sth;jemandem zur Ehre gereichen geh do sb credit, reflect credit on sb;es gereicht ihm zur Ehre geh it is to his credit;es zu hohen Ehren bringen achieve (great) eminence;in Ehren halten (hold in) hono(u)r;in Ehren gehalten revered;damit kannst du keine Ehre einlegen that won’t earn you any credit (bei jemandem with sb, in sb’s eyes);deine Meinung/dein Eifer in (allen) Ehren, aber … with all due respect, …;Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! glory (be) to God in the highest!auf Ehre und Gewissen in all conscience;auf Ehre schwören swear on one’s hono(u)r;seiner Ehre packen appeal to sb’s sense of hono(u)r;keine Ehre im Leib haben have no sense ( oder not a shred of) of hono(u)r;er fühlte sich dadurch in seiner Ehre gekränkt it hurt ( oder wounded) his pride, he felt rather piqued by it;seine Ehre dareinsetzen, etwas zu tun make it a point of hono(u)r to do sth;etwas in allen Ehren tun do sth in good faitheiner Frau ihre Ehre rauben rob a woman of her hono(u)r* * *die; Ehre, Ehren1) honoures ist mit eine Ehre,... zu... — it is an honour for me to...
die Ehre haben, etwas zu tun — have the Ehre of doing something
jemandem/einer Sache [alle] Ehre machen — do somebody/something [great] credit
jemandes Andenken (Akk.) in Ehren halten — honour somebody's memory
auf Ehre und Gewissen — in all truthfulness or honesty
jemandem/einer Sache zu viel Ehre antun — (fig.): (jemanden/etwas überschätzen) overvalue somebody/something
jemandem zur Ehre gereichen — (geh.) bring honour to somebody
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt — [give] credit where credit is due
um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben — (fig.) to tell the truth; to be [perfectly] honest
zu Ehren des Königs, dem König zu Ehren — in honour of the king
wieder zu Ehren kommen — (fig.) come back into favour
2) o. Pl. (Ehrgefühl) sense of honourer hat keine Ehre im Leib[e] — he doesn't have an ounce of integrity in him
* * *-n f.honor (US) n.honour (UK) n.kudos n.
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