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PRONUNCIATION OF ON ONE'S HONOUR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON ONE'S HONOUR

on one´s beam-ends
on one´s best behaviour
on one´s conscience
on one´s deathbed
on one´s doorstep
on one´s feet
on one´s game
on one´s guard
on one´s hands
on one´s head
on one´s lonesome
on one´s mettle
on one´s mind
on one´s own
on one´s own hook
on one´s own initiative
on one´s pat
on one´s plate
on one´s tod
on one´s toes

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON ONE'S HONOUR

code of honour
court of honour
debt of honour
demeanour
dishonour
field of honour
guard of honour
guest of honour
honour
lap of honour
Legion of Honour
maid of honour
matron of honour
matrons of honour
misdemeanour
point of honour
roll of honour
word of honour

Synonyms and antonyms of on one's honour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «on one's honour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON ONE'S HONOUR

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The translations of on one's honour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on one's honour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对一个人的荣誉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en honor de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

on one´s honour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सम्मान पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على شرف واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на его честь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no de uma honra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক সম্মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur l´honneur de l´un
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada kehormatan seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf einer der Ehre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分の名誉上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 명예 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sajroning kamulyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên một danh dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு மரியாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या सन्मानार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şerefine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

su di un onore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na swego honoru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на його честь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe onoarei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για την τιμή κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op ´n mens se eer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på sin heder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på ens ære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on one's honour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S HONOUR»

The term «on one's honour» is normally little used and occupies the 140.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON ONE'S HONOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on one's honour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S HONOUR»

Discover the use of on one's honour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on one's honour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
Ehre: auf Ehre! to promise/swear/to assure s.o./... on one's honour (that ...) Ehre: auf Ehre und Gewissen schwören/... • Ehre: bei seiner Ehre schwören • Ehre: jm. etw. auf Ehre und Gewissen erklären/versichern/... to stake one's honour on s.1».
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Heinemann English Dictionary
Phrases do the honours to act as the host: Will you do the honours and carve the meat up? on one's honour, upon one's honour bound by a promise or sense of responsibility. • honour verb 1 to show respect or honour for. 2 to fulfil or pay: The  ...
‎2001
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Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole: Part 1: Kwéyòl - English, ...
dignite', estim; honour to whom honour is due, a chak senye chak Ionne; on one's honour, asou Ionne-ou; there's honour among thieves, Ié lou pa ka manjé yonn a I01; to win honour in battle, ganyen Ionne an batai; to put a person on his ...
Jones E. Mondesir, Lawrence D. Carrington, 1992
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Dann mußt du ihn bei seiner Ehre packen, ihm klarmachen, daß es für ihn eine große Blamage wäre, wenn er auf dem Vorspielabend einen schlechten Eindruck machte. bei seiner Ehre schwören path selten ' 10 swear on one's honour Wenn ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
... a cowl ; lor liawk. Jlonk's Ii 1. of cheese cake ; Sense of honour— Sense of respect or dignity ; t1jt?t«t<(. I^Ittfl-^ i Sense of duty ; ^i^JC^tt, ^«1J-^ i The honours rested with him— He was the most successful ; ci To be on one's honour to do etc.
Charuchandra Guha, 2007
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Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology
There are no objective criteria to examine the feeling of right and wrong, or the parameters of encroachment on one's honour; they hinge on the subjective sense of the wronged individual or tribe or society. Chief among the Muslims' burning ...
Raphael Israeli, 2004
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On Human Rights
One can see how married and family life, home, and correspondence might all be collected under the rubric 'privacy'. But what about attacks on one's honour and reputation? They seem a matter either of justified interest or of libel and slander, ...
James Griffin, 2008
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
on one's honour under a moral obligation. © 12c: from Latin honor. honourable or (US) honorable /'nnarabal/ o adj 1 deserving or worthy of honour. 2 having high moral principles. 3 (Honourable) a prefix to the names of certain people as a ...
9
Celtic Folklore Welsh and Manx
... law dealt with insults and attacks on one's honour the payment to be made to the injured person was called gwynebwerth, 'the price of one's face,' gwynebwerth, 'the payment for disgracing one's face.' Irish law arranged for similar damages, ...
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Advanced Dictionary
... Kftauu). debt of honour : loan obtained on the personal prestige; cl<jfrm»i (4<{1 <H iloirlpl 5Tsf. an affair of honour : a dispute that can be solved only by fighting a duel; t&i^ RI*IH ^iucii^it<9 MCD^UI retell ^is"!. on one's honour : on oath; ?rad!

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ONE'S HONOUR»

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Scouts, Starbucks, the Sun and Sister: Who is doing their duty?
The promise is about doing one's best, on one's honour. The duty is founded upon individual integrity and social trust. This appeal to intrinsic ... «BBC News, Dec 12»
2
What court said while rejecting Nupur Talwar's bail
She is accused of killing her own progeny, who was in her teens and thereby brought blot on escutcheon (stain on one's honour!), apart from ... «NDTV, May 12»

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