Translations for „dishonour“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . dis·hon·our, dis·hon·or Am [dɪˈsɒnəʳ, Am -ˈsɑ:nɚ] form N no pl

1. dishonour (shame, disgrace):

dishonour to

Schande f für +acc

to bring dishonour on sb

jdm Schande bereiten

to face dishonour

mit der Schande leben

2. dishonour FIN:

notice of dishonour

Mitteilung, dass eine Rechnung aussteht

II . dis·hon·our, dis·hon·or Am [dɪˈsɒnəʳ, Am -ˈsɑ:nɚ] form VB trans

1. dishonour (disgrace):

to dishonour sb/sth

dem Ansehen einer Person/einer S. gen schaden

2. dishonour (not respect):

to dishonour an agreement

eine Abmachung verletzen

to dishonour an agreement

gegen eine Abmachung verstoßen

to dishonour one's principles

gegen seine Prinzipien verstoßen

to dishonour a promise

sich acc nicht an ein Versprechen halten

to dishonour a promise

ein Versprechen nicht einlösen

dishonour VB trans ECON LAW

Specialized Vocabulary

dishonour (Zahlung)

verweigern

notice of dishonour N FINMKT

Specialized Vocabulary

notice of dishonour (schriftliche Erklärung des bezogenen Kreditinstituts auf einem Scheck, dass dieser nicht bezahlt wurde)

Vorlegungsvermerk m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dishonour a promise

ein Versprechen nicht einlösen

to dishonour one's principles

gegen seine Prinzipien verstoßen

to dishonour an agreement

eine Abmachung verletzen

to face dishonour

mit der Schande leben

notice of dishonour

Mitteilung, dass eine Rechnung aussteht

to bring dishonour on sb

jdm Schande bereiten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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He saw this as a debt owed to his country, and a dishonour if left unpaid before his death.

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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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And they seek to dishonour the bodies of their victims, in particular through postmortem manipulations.

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Her father wanted to take revenge on the man who brought shame to his family and dishonour to his pride despite her saying that she had known no man.

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It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory.

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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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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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It is common for the terms and conditions of chequing accounts to state that postdated cheques should not be written and will be dishonoured if detected.

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

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