honor

honneur, estime

Respect reçu grâce à la bonne opinion des autres.

En anglais simple : The respect you receive because people think well of you.

• Her courage brought honor to her family.
• He earned honor through years of public service.
• The victory restored some honor to the team.

Synonymes : esteem, respect, prestige

Contraires : dishonor

Expressions courantes : great honor, bring honor, family honor, in honor of

honneur, intégrité

Qualité d’une personne honnête et juste qui suit des principes moraux solides.

En anglais simple : The quality of being honest, fair, and guided by strong ideas about right and wrong.

• She acted with honor.
• He would never cheat; his honor mattered too much.
• The soldiers followed a strict code of honor.

Synonymes : integrity, honesty

Contraires : dishonor

Expressions courantes : sense of honor, code of honor, man of honor

honorer, respecter

Montrer un grand respect pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Show deep respect for someone or something.

• We honor our parents.
• The ceremony honored those who died in the war.
• They honor this tradition every spring.

Synonymes : respect, revere

Contraires : dishonor

Expressions courantes : honor someone, honor the dead, honor a tradition

respecter, tenir

Faire ce qu’on a promis, accepté ou ce qui nous a été demandé.

En anglais simple : Do what you agreed, promised, or were asked to do.

• Please honor your promise.
• The company honored its agreement with the workers.
• Will the new government honor the treaty?

Synonymes : keep, fulfill, abide by

Contraires : break, violate

Expressions courantes : honor a promise, honor an agreement, honor a request

honorer, récompenser

Récompenser quelqu’un ou lui accorder une reconnaissance particulière pour ses réalisations.

En anglais simple : Give someone an award or special recognition for something they have done.

• The school honored its best students.
• She was honored with a national award.
• They honored the firefighters for their bravery.

Comment l'utiliser : honor someone with something (The city honored her with a medal.); honor someone for something (They honored him for his work with children.)

Synonymes : recognize, celebrate

Expressions courantes : honor someone, honor with something, honor for something