dishonour

dishonour
1.
[dɪs'ɒnə(r)]noun Schande, die
2. transitive verb
beleidigen
* * *
[dis'onə] 1. noun
(disgrace; shame.) die Unehre
- academic.ru/21017/dishonourable">dishonourable
- dishonourably 2. verb
(to cause shame to: You have dishonoured your family by your actions!)
- dishonourable
- dishonourably
* * *
dis·hon·our, AM dis·hon·or
[dɪˈsɒnəʳ, AM -ˈsɑ:nɚ]
(form)
I. n no pl
1. (shame, disgrace) Schande f (to für +akk)
to bring \dishonour on sb jdm Schande bereiten
to face \dishonour mit der Schande leben
2. FIN
notice of \dishonour Mitteilung, dass eine Rechnung aussteht
II. vt
1. (disgrace)
to \dishonour sb/sth dem Ansehen einer Person/einer S. gen schaden
2. (not respect)
to \dishonour an agreement eine Abmachung verletzen, gegen eine Abmachung verstoßen
to \dishonour one's principles gegen seine Prinzipien verstoßen
to \dishonour a promise sich akk nicht an ein Versprechen halten, ein Versprechen nicht einlösen
* * *
(US) [dɪs'ɒnə(r)]
1. n
Schande f, Unehre f

to bring dishonour (up)on sb — Schande über jdn bringen

2. vt
1) (= disgrace) schänden, entehren; family Schande machen (+dat)
2) (COMM, FIN) cheque nicht honorieren; bill nicht bezahlen
3) agreement nicht einhalten; promise nicht einlösen or einhalten
* * *
dishonour, dishonourable, dishonourableness besonders Br für dishonor etc
* * *
1.
[dɪs'ɒnə(r)]noun Schande, die
2. transitive verb
beleidigen
* * *
n.
Unehre -n f. v.
entehren v.

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