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1 anerkendelsesværdig
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2 hæderlig
че́стный, уважа́емый* * *above-board, creditable, honourable, respectable* * *adj honest;( ret god) decent, fairly good, tolerable;[ gøre sig hæderlige anstrengelser for at] do one's level (el. very) best to;[ med nogle få hæderlige undtagelser] with a few honourable exceptions. -
3 ære
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.
См. также в других словарях:
Creditable — Cred it*a*ble ( ? b l), a. 1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Divers creditable witnesses deposed. Ludlow. [1913 Webster] 2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable. [1913 Webster] This gentleman was born of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creditable — UK US /ˈkredɪtəbl/ adjective ► FINANCE, HR used to describe a period of time that someone has worked, which is used to calculate their pension (= payments when they stop work): »She has 30 years of creditable service … Financial and business terms
creditable — index believable, convincing, honest, laudable, meritorious, moral, reputable, sterling, true ( … Law dictionary
creditable — 1520s, from CREDIT (Cf. credit) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Creditability … Etymology dictionary
creditable — [adj] praiseworthy admirable, batting a thousand*, believeable, commendable, decent, deserving, estimable, excellent, exemplary, honest, honorable, laudable, meritorious, nasty*, not too shabby*, organic, palmary, reputable, reputed, respectable … New thesaurus
creditable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving public acknowledgement and praise, although not necessarily outstanding or successful. DERIVATIVES creditability noun creditably adverb … English terms dictionary
creditable — [kred′i tə bəl] adj. 1. deserving some credit or praise 2. ascribable (to) 3. Obs. credible 4. Obs. having good financial credit creditability n. creditably adv … English World dictionary
creditable — [[t]kre̱dɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A creditable performance or achievement is of a reasonably high standard. They turned out a quite creditable performance... Gazza finished a creditable third. Syn: respectable Derived words: creditably… … English dictionary
creditable — adjective deserving praise or approval: a creditable piece of factual research | a creditable performance: Sue gave a very creditable performance as Lady Macbeth. creditably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
creditable — credible, creditable, credulous Credible means ‘able to be believed’, with reference to people or statements: • I stand on the balcony, apparently musing on this very credible story, but really wondering how soon we can step back inside R. James … Modern English usage
creditable — adjective Date: 1526 1. worthy of belief < a creditable report > 2. sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise < a creditable performance > 3. worthy of commercial credit 4. capable of being assigned • creditability … New Collegiate Dictionary
