| Principal Translations |
honor (US),
honour (UK) n | (honesty, integrity) | honradez, integridad nf |
| | The community knew him as a man of honor. |
| | La comunidad lo conocía por su honradez (or: integridad). |
honor (US),
honour (UK) n | (privilege) (privilegio) | honor nm |
| | She had the honour of leading the parade. |
| | Ella tuvo el honor de encabezar el desfile. |
honor (US),
honour (UK) n | (virtue) | honor nm |
| | | honra nf |
| | The squire would have violated the young woman's honour, had her father not returned. |
| | Si su padre no hubiese vuelto, el galán hubiera violado el honor de la joven. |
honor (US),
honour (UK) n | (award) | condecoración, distinción nf |
| | The honour was conferred by the Queen. |
| | La condecoración (or: distinción) se la concedió la reina. |
honor (US),
honour (UK) n | (esteem, glory) (en plural) | honores nmpl |
| | The fireman won great honor for his bravery. |
| | El bombero obtuvo muchos honores por su valentía. |
honor [sb/sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (show respect) | honrar a vtr + prep |
| | The university honoured the professor because of his groundbreaking research. |
| | La universidad honró al profesor por su descubrimiento. |
honor [sb/sth] with [sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] with [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (do [sth] to show respect) | honrar a alguien con loc verb + prep |
| | She was honored with a special dinner at the school. |
| | La honraron con una cena especial en el colegio. |
honor [sb/sth] with [sth] (US),
honour [sb/sth] with [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (treat with honour) | honrar con vtr + prep |
| | The princess honored us with her presence. |
| | La princesa nos honró con su presencia. |
honor [sb] by doing [sth] (US),
honour [sb] by doing [sth] (UK) v expr | (treat with honour) | honrar a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | The army honoured the officer by giving him a special medal for bravery. |
| | El ejército honró al oficial otorgándole una medalla especial por su valor. |
| Additional Translations |
honors (US),
honours (UK) n as adj | (harder course, degree) | licenciado adj |
| | | graduado/a adj |
| | | titulado/a adj |
| | To go into postgraduate research at this university, graduates need an honours qualification. |
honors (US),
honours (UK) npl | (high academic distinction) | matrícula de honor loc nom f |
| | My son gained honors in his business degree. |
honors (US),
honours (UK) npl | (social courtesies) | privilegio nm |
| | | honor nm |
honors (US),
honours (UK) npl | (military: ceremony showing respect) | honores nmpl |
honors (US),
honours (UK) npl | (Bridge game: highest cards) (naipe de más valor) | triunfo nm |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (revere) | respetar⇒ vtr |
| | | mostrar respeto por loc verb + prep |
| | One should honour one's national flag. |
| | Hay que respetar la bandera nacional. |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK) vtr | (show courtesy) | atender⇒ vtr |
| | We hope to honour all requests for advice. |
| | Esperamos poder atender todas las peticiones de ayuda. |
honor [sth] (US),
honour [sth] (UK) vtr | (uphold: promise) (una promesa, deuda) | honrar⇒ vtr |
| | Joe honoured his promise to pay for the meal. |
| | Los deudores honraron su promesa y pagaron a tiempo. |
Compound Forms:
honor | honour |
badge of honor (US),
badge of honour (UK) n | (award, medal) | medalla de honor loc nom f |
badge of honor (US),
badge of honour (UK) n | figurative (symbol of pride) (figurado) | medalla de honor loc nom f |
| | | motivo de orgullo loc nom m |
debt of honor (US),
debt of honour (UK) n | (moral obligation) | deuda de honor loc nom f |
do honor to [sb/sth] (US),
do honour to [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (show respect to) | honrar⇒ vtr |
| | | rendir honores loc verb |
| | (persona) | honrar a vtr + prep |
| | (persona) | rendir honores a loc verb |
do [sb] the honor of doing [sth] (US),
do [sb] the honour of doing [sth] (UK) v expr | (do [sth] out of kindness, respect) | hacer el honor loc verb |
guard of honor,
honor guard (US),
guard of honour,
honour guard (UK) n | (escort) | guardia de honor loc nom mf |
guest of honor (US),
guest of honour (UK) n | (person for whom gathering is held) | invitado de honor nm |
| | Prince Faisal was the guest of honor at today's presidential dinner. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La invitada de honor dio un pequeño discurso de agradecimiento durante la cena. |
highest honor (US),
highest honour (UK) n | (most prestigious award) | mayor honor nm |
| | The highest honour for an actor would be to win an Academy Award. . |
| | El mayor honor para un actor sería ganar un Óscar. |
honor killing (US),
honour killing (UK) n | (murder of [sb] who disgraces family) | crimen de honor loc nom m |
| Note: The term "honor killing", although it continues to be used in the media, is increasingly considered to be offensive. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las tasas de crímenes de honor se reducirían con la educación de la población. |
| honor roll n | US (list: top students) | cuadro de honor loc nom m |
| | | lista de mejores alumnos nf + loc adj |
| | Chris often got on the honor roll in high school. |
| | Cris a menudo entraba en el cuadro de honor de su escuela. |
| honor society n | US (student society) (estudiantes) | sociedad de honor loc nom f |
Honor student,
Honors student,
honor student,
honors student n | US (academic high achiever) | estudiante de honor n común + loc adj |
| | | estudiante sobresaliente n común + adj mf |
| honor system n | US (promise to be honest) | sistema de honor loc nom m |
in honor of [sb] (US),
in honour of [sb] (UK) prep | (as a tribute to [sb]) | en homenaje a loc prep |
| | | en honor a loc prep |
| | | en tributo a loc prep |
| | They prepared a large banquet in honour of the King. |
| | Se sirvió un gran banquete en homenaje al rey. |
in honor of [sth/sb] (US),
in honour of [sth/sb] (UK) prep | (to mark, acknowledge [sth] or [sb]) | en honor de loc adv |
| | Saigon was renamed in honour of Ho Chi Minh in 1976. |
| | Saigón fue nombrada en honor de Ho Chi Minh en 1976. |
lap of honor (US),
lap of honour (UK) n | (sport: winner's extra lap) | vuelta de honor nf |
| | The winning racer took a lap of honour around the track while the crowd cheered. |
| | El piloto dio una vuelta de honor por el circuito mientras el público lo vitoreaba. |
| | (AR) | vuelta olímpica nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tras la victoria, el equipo ganador dio la vuelta olímpica al estadio. |
| maid of honor n | US (bride's main female attendant) | dama de honor loc nom f |
| | Her best friend served as maid of honor and the rest of us were bridesmaids. |
| | Su mejor amiga hizo de dama de honor, y el resto de nosotras hicimos de madrinas. |
man of honor (US),
man of honour (UK) n | (male who has acted nobly) | hombre de honor loc nom m |
| | | caballero nm |
| | | hombre de palabra loc nom m |
| | | hombre honrado nm + adj |
| | I know you're a man of honor; you wouldn't stab your enemy in the back. |
| | Sé que eres hombre de honor, no apuñalarías a tu enemigo por la espalda. |
matron of honor (US),
matron of honour (UK) n | (chief bridesmaid) | dama de honor loc nom f |
| | | madrina de bodas loc nom f |
| | | madrina nf |
| | Victoria was the matron of honour at her best friend's wedding. |
| | Victoria era la dama de honor en la boda de su mejor amiga. |
be on your honor to do [sth] (US),
be on your honour to do [sth] (UK) v expr | (promise to do [sth]) | ser la palabra de alguien hacer algo loc verb |
point of honor (US),
point of honour (UK) n | (matter that determines respect) | cuestión de honor loc nom f |
| | Tengo que terminar este trabajo y no es por el dinero sino por una cuestión de honor. |
roll of honor (US),
roll of honour (UK) n | (list of heroes) | cuadro de honor loc nom m |
| | Soldiers killed during the First World War have been commemorated in a roll of honour. |
| | Los soldados asesinados durante la Primera Guerra Mundial fueron conmemorados en un cuadro de honor. |
| word of honor | (pledge) | palabra de honor loc nom f |