Translations for „dishonour“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . dishonour, dishonor AM [dɪsˈɒnəʳ, Am -ˈɑ:nɚ] N no pl form

dishonour

hańba f

to bring dishonour on sb

przynosić [perf przynieść] komuś ujmę

II . dishonour, dishonor AM [dɪsˈɒnəʳ, Am -ˈɑ:nɚ] VB trans

1. dishonour (not keep):

to dishonour a promise

nie dotrzymywać [perf dotrzymać] obietnicy

to dishonour a tradition

nie uznawać tradycji

2. dishonour ECON, LAW:

dishonour

odmawiać [perf odmówić] uznania

to dishonour a cheque

nie zaakceptować czeku

3. dishonour (disgrace):

dishonour

hańbić [perf z-]

Usage examples with dishonour

to dishonour a promise

nie dotrzymywać [perf dotrzymać] obietnicy

to dishonour a tradition

nie uznawać tradycji

to dishonour a cheque

nie zaakceptować czeku

to bring dishonour on sb

przynosić [perf przynieść] komuś ujmę

to dishonour [or inf bounce] a cheque

odmówić realizacji czeku

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A successor to an assassinated king was dishonoured if he did not punish the regicides.

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His vice leads to his dishonour at the end of the play for the refusal to help those that the king has sent to counsel.

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Any attempt to barter away the sacred and inviolate rights of nationhood begins in dishonour and is bound to end in disaster.

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All "arenarii" (those who appeared in the arena) were "infames" by reputation, a form of social dishonour which excluded them from most of the advantages and rights of citizenship.

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Martial replies with a letter that tells him that his fortune and his life belong to his old enemy, whose generosity have saved him from dishonour.

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Sati was very upset by thinking herself as the cause of this dishonour to her husband.

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After many journeys she meets a noble knight who marries her even after she has been dishonoured.

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For many people, this proposal is indeed a dishonour to our war dead.

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He adds that she can redeem herself from dishonour by marrying the man who has captured her heart, and he presents her with a divorce paper to sign.

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Club supporters had mixed reactions and feelings towards the situation as the club was left with dishonour and shame.

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