glory

Ruhm

Lob und Anerkennung, die jemand durch eine beeindruckende Leistung erwirbt.

In einfachem Englisch: Praise and respect that someone earns through an impressive achievement.

• The team played for glory.
• She won glory for her country.
• He dreamed of sporting glory as a child.

Synonyme: honour, fame, renown

Gegenteile: disgrace

Häufige Wendungen: win glory, sporting glory, glory of victory, earn glory

Pracht, Herrlichkeit

Große Schönheit, die etwas eindrucksvoll aussehen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: Great beauty that makes something impressive to see.

• The garden was in its full glory.
• We watched the glory of the sunrise.
• Autumn revealed the forest in all its glory.

So benutzt man es: in all its glory (The valley lay before us in all its glory.)

Synonyme: splendour, magnificence

Häufige Wendungen: in full glory, all its glory, glory of something