honourable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for honourable in the English»French Dictionary

honourable Brit, honorable Am [Brit ˈɒn(ə)rəb(ə)l, Am ˈɑnərəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. honourable (principled):

honourable man, woman, intention

honnête

to do the honourable thing

faire la seule chose convenable

it is/it is not honourable to do

c'est/ce n'est pas honnête de faire

2. honourable (worthy):

honourable calling, profession, tradition

honorable

3. honourable (consistent with self-respect):

honourable defeat, victory, war, peace, settlement, performance

honorable

4. honourable (in titles):

the Honourable Mr Justice Jones

le Juge Jones

the Honourable Gentleman/Lady POL

Monsieur/Madame le député

my Honourable friend Brit POL

mon honorable collègue

honorable ADJ Am

honorable → honourable

See also honourable

honourable Brit, honorable Am [Brit ˈɒn(ə)rəb(ə)l, Am ˈɑnərəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. honourable (principled):

honourable man, woman, intention

honnête

to do the honourable thing

faire la seule chose convenable

it is/it is not honourable to do

c'est/ce n'est pas honnête de faire

2. honourable (worthy):

honourable calling, profession, tradition

honorable

3. honourable (consistent with self-respect):

honourable defeat, victory, war, peace, settlement, performance

honorable

4. honourable (in titles):

the Honourable Mr Justice Jones

le Juge Jones

the Honourable Gentleman/Lady POL

Monsieur/Madame le député

my Honourable friend Brit POL

mon honorable collègue

honourable discharge N

honourable discharge

libération f honorable

honourable mention N

honourable mention

mention f honorable

Translations for honourable in the French»English Dictionary

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accessit

honourable mention

d'une parfaite honorabilité

entirely honourable Brit

le sieur Alexandre hum

my honourable friend Alexandre

honorable personne, métier, reddition

honourable Brit

notre très honorable président

our most honourable president

sortie honorable

honourable way out

honnête intention

honourable Brit

paix des braves MIL

honourable surrender Brit

honourable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for honourable in the English»French Dictionary

I.hono(u)rable ADJ a. POL

hono(u)rable

honorable

II.hono(u)rable N (aristocrat)

hono(u)rable

noble mf

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my honourable friend POL

mon distingué collègue

Translations for honourable in the French»English Dictionary

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honorable personne, profession

honourable Brit

honorable personne, profession

honorable Am

respectable motif, scrupule

honorable

honnête conduite, intention, propos

honourable Brit

honnête conduite, intention, propos

honorable Am

pur(e) intentions

honorable

honourable Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

my honourable friend POL

mon distingué collègue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Both sides ceased fire, and soon negotiated an honourable surrender.

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The following proclamation was published by order of the honourable the governor and council.

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He defended his people in an honourable, fair and professional manner.

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Members must address their speeches to the other senators as a whole, using the phrase honourable senators ("honorables snateurs"), without directly addressing an individual senator.

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Sources believe these noble meanings are far from the truth and are nothing more than propaganda, to provide an honourable justification to their choice.

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The poles should be placed in honourable locations of the ground, building faades and roofs.

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The idea was that one would meet an honourable death.

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Published by order of the honourable governor and council.

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