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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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