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1 honorable
creditable, honourable, reputable -
2 honorable
honorable [ɔnɔʀabl]adjectiveb. ( = suffisant) [notes, résultats] respectable* * *ɔnɔʀabl1) ( respectable) [personne, métier, reddition] honourable [BrE]; [compagnie, marque] venerable2) ( suffisant) [classement, score] creditable; [moyens financiers, nombre, proportion] sizable; [salaire] decent* * *ɔnɔʀabl adj1) (personne) worthy, honourable Grande-Bretagne honorable USA2) (résultat) commendable* * *honorable adj1 ( respectable) [personne, métier, reddition] honourableGB; [compagnie, marque] venerable; notre très honorable président our most honourableGB president; sortie honorable honourableGB way out;2 ( suffisant) [classement, score] creditable; [moyens financiers, nombre, proportion] sizable; [salaire] decent; une très honorable douzième place a very creditable twelfth place; une contribution très honorable a very sizable contribution.honorable correspondant ( agent secret) man; notre honorable correspondant à la Havane our man in Havana.[ɔnɔrabl] adjectif2. (humoristique) [avant le nom]son bulletin scolaire est tout à fait honorable/est honorable sans plus her school report is quite satisfactory/is just satisfactory -
3 démériter
démériter [demeʀite]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• démériter de [+ patrie, institution] to show o.s. unworthy of* * *demeʀiteverbe intransitif to prove oneself unworthy* * *demeʀite vi* * *démériter verb table: aimer vi to prove oneself unworthy (de of); démériter auprès de or aux yeux de qn to lose sb's respect.[demerite] verbe intransitif(soutenu) [s'abaisser] -
4 honorablement
honorablement [ɔnɔʀabləmɑ̃]adverbb. ( = convenablement) decently* * *ɔnɔʀabləmɑ̃1) ( de façon respectable) honourablyhonorablement connu — [famille] highly respected; [compagnie] venerable
2) ( suffisamment) decently* * *ɔnɔʀabləmɑ̃ adv1) (= sans déshonneur) honourably Grande-Bretagne honorably USA2) (= correctement) decently* * *honorablement adv1 ( de façon respectable) [négocier, se retirer] honourablyGB; se comporter très honorablement to behave wholly honourably; honorablement connu [famille] highly respected; [compagnie] venerable;2 ( suffisamment) decently; gagner honorablement sa vie to earn a decent living.[ɔnɔrabləmɑ̃] adverbe
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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