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1 ♦ honour
♦ 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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there's honour among thieves — ► there s honour among thieves proverb dishonest people may have certain standards of behaviour which they will respect. Main Entry: ↑honour … English terms dictionary
(there is) honour among thieves — (there is) honour among ˈthieves idiom (saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect Main entry: ↑honouridiom … Useful english dictionary
there is honour among thieves — The concept is found in c 1622–3 Soddered Citizen (1936) 1. 305 Theeues haue betweene themselues, a truth, And faith, which they keepe firme, by which They doe subsist; 1703 P. A. MOTTEUX Don Quixote II. lx. The old proverb still holds good,… … Proverbs new dictionary
honour — (US honor) ► NOUN 1) high respect. 2) pride and pleasure from being shown respect. 3) a clear sense of what is morally right. 4) a person or thing that brings credit. 5) a thing conferred as a distinction. 6) (honour … English terms dictionary
honor among thieves — If someone says there is honor among thieves, this means that even corrupt or bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice, even if it is skewed. ( Honour among thieves is the British English version.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
honour — see there is honour among thieves the post of honour is the post of danger give credit where credit is due a prophet is not without honour save in his own country … Proverbs new dictionary
honour — n. & v. (US honor) n. 1 high respect; glory; credit, reputation, good name. 2 adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct. 3 nobleness of mind, magnanimity (honour among thieves). 4 a thing conferred as a distinction, esp … Useful english dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
thief — see set a thief to catch a thief hang a thief when he’s young, and he’ll no’ steal when he’s old there is honour among thieves the more laws, the more thieves and bandits little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape … Proverbs new dictionary
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