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
...
3
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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, ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
... 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»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
on one's honour is used in the context of the following news items.
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»
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»