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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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