honorific in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for honorific in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.soporific [Am ˌsɑpəˈrɪfɪk, Brit ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk] ADJ

soporific music/speech/drug:

soporific

soporífero

II.soporific [Am ˌsɑpəˈrɪfɪk, Brit ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk] N

soporific

somnífero m

orifice [Am ˈɔrəfəs, Brit ˈɒrɪfɪs] N

orifice

orificio m

calorific [Am ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk, Brit kaləˈrɪfɪk] ADJ

calorific

calorífico

calorific value N

calorific value (of coal)

valor m calorífico

calorific value (of food)

contenido m calórico

time-honored, time-honoured Brit [Am ˈtaɪmˌɑnərd, Brit ˈtʌɪmˌɒnəd] ADJ

time-honored method

consagrado (por la tradición)

time-honored ritual

de larga tradición

honorably, honourably Brit [Am ˈɑnər(ə)bli, ˈɑnrəbli, Brit ˈɒn(ə)rəb(ə)li] ADV

honorably

de manera honorable

honorably

con integridad

honorary [Am ˈɑnəˌrɛri, Brit ˈɒn(ə)(rə)ri] ADJ

honorary secretary/consul/degree/member:

honorary

honorario

she was given an honorary doctorate

le concedieron un doctorado honoris causa

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

1.1. honorable (honest, respectable):

honorable person/action

honorable

he did the honorable thing and resigned

hizo lo que correspondía: dimitió

his intentions were honorable

tenía intenciones honestas

his intentions were honorable

venía con buenas intenciones

1.2. honorable (creditable):

honorable peace/settlement

honroso

an honorable exception

una honrosa excepción

an honorable mention

una mención honorífica

an honorable mention

una mención honrosa Chil

2. honorable (in UK):

Honorable

tratamiento dado a representantes parlamentarios y a hijos de vizcondes, barones y condes

horrific [Am həˈrɪfɪk, Brit hɒˈrɪfɪk] ADJ

horrific

horroroso

horrific

espantoso

terrific [Am təˈrɪfɪk, Brit təˈrɪfɪk] ADJ

1. terrific (great) inf:

terrific crash/size/speed

tremendo

terrific crash/size/speed

increíble

terrific bore/argument

espantoso

2. terrific (very good) inf:

terrific party/cook/actor

estupendo

terrific party/cook/actor

genial inf

terrific party/cook/actor

de miedo inf

terrific idea/news/car

estupendo

terrific idea/news/car

bárbaro inf

terrific idea/news/car

fantástico inf

the kids had a terrific time at the zoo

los niños lo pasaron fenomenal en el zoo inf

the kids had a terrific time at the zoo

los niños lo pasaron pipa en el zoo Spain inf

he's really terrific

es un tipo genial inf

he's really terrific

es un tipo super majo Spain inf

(that's) terrific!

¡genial! inf

(that's) terrific!

¡fenomenal! inf

(that's) terrific!

¡chévere! LatAm excl CSur inf

(oh) terrific! iron

¡(pues) qué bien! iron

3. terrific (frightening):

terrific liter

aterrador

honorific in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for honorific in the English»Spanish Dictionary

orifice [ˈɔr·ə·fɪs] N form

orifice

orificio m

soporific [ˌsap·ə·ˈrɪf·ɪk] ADJ

soporific

soporífero, -a

calorific [ˌkæl·ə·ˈrɪf·ɪk] ADJ

calorific

calorífico, -a

honorary [ˈan·ə·rer·i] ADJ

1. honorary (conferred as an honor):

honorary title

honorario, -a

honorary president

de honor

2. honorary (without pay):

honorary

no remunerado, -a

honorable ADJ

1. honorable (worthy of respect):

honorable person

honorable

honorable agreement

honroso, -a

2. honorable (honest):

honorable

honrado, -a

3. honorable LAW:

the Honorable John Thompson, Judge of the District Court

el Honorable Juez Thompson, juez de la Corte del Distrito

terrific [tə·ˈrɪf·ɪk] ADJ

1. terrific (terrifying):

terrific

terrorífico, -a

2. terrific (excellent):

terrific

estupendo, -a

3. terrific as intensifier (very great):

terrific

tremendo, -a

horrific [hɔ·ˈrɪf·ɪk] ADJ

horrific

horroroso, -a

I.sacrifice [ˈsæk·rə·faɪs] VB trans

1. sacrifice a. REL:

sacrifice

sacrificar

2. sacrifice (give up):

sacrifice time, money

renunciar a

to sacrifice one's free time

privarse de tiempo libre

II.sacrifice [ˈsæk·rə·faɪs] VB intr

to sacrifice to the gods

hacer sacrificios a los dioses

III.sacrifice [ˈsæk·rə·faɪs] N

sacrifice

sacrificio m

at the sacrifice of sth

en detrimento de algo

I.dishonor [dɪs·ˈan·ər] N

dishonor

deshonor m

to bring dishonor on sb

traer la deshonra a alguien

II.dishonor [dɪs·ˈan·ər] VB trans

1. dishonor (disgrace):

dishonor

deshonrar

2. dishonor (not keep):

dishonor agreement

incumplir

3. dishonor (not pay):

dishonor a check, bill

impagar

self-sacrifice N

self-sacrifice

abnegación f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The suffix "-san" is a polite honorific attached to a person's name or title.

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Because it is the most common honorific, it is also the most often used to convert common nouns into proper ones, as seen below.

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The honorific taken by a given person is determined by their relationship to the speaker and their occupation.

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One way of using honorifics is to use special honorific nouns in place of regular ones.

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The term became an honorific that meant armed resistance fighter.

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An honorific is a word or expression (often a pronoun) that conveys respect when used in addressing or referring to a person or animal.

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Some titles are not genuine ranks, but either functions assumed by generals or honorific titles.

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This position typically came with the honorific title of "patrician".

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Although it was recognized as a historical region, that status was strictly honorific.

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Sometimes this carries jurisdiction over metropolitan bishops, but usually it is purely honorific.

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