homage

homage
noun
(tribute) Huldigung, die (to an + Akk.)

pay or do homage to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache huldigen

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['homi‹]
noun
((a sign of) great respect shown to a person: We pay homage to this great man by laying a wreath yearly on his grave.) huldigen
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hom·age
[ˈhɒmɪʤ, AM ˈhɑ:m-]
n no pl Huldigung f (to für +akk)
many people came in \homage to the place where ... viele Menschen kamen voller Ehrerbietung an den Ort, wo ...
to pay \homage [to sb] [jdm] seine Ehrerbietung erweisen veraltet
on this occasion we pay \homage to him for his achievements bei dieser Gelegenheit ehren wir ihn für seine Verdienste
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['hɒmɪdZ]
n
Huldigung f; (for elders) Ehrerbietung f

to pay or do homage to sb — jdm huldigen; jdm seine Ehrerbietung erweisen

in order to pay homage to the dead king — um dem König die letzte Ehre zu erweisen

a speech in homage to the president/the victims of the disaster — eine Rede als Hommage für den Präsidenten/als Ehrerbietung für die Opfer der Katastrophe

they stood there in silent homage — sie standen in stummer Ehrerbietung da

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homage [ˈhɒmıdʒ; US ˈhɑmıdʒ; ˈɑmıdʒ] s
1. HIST Huldigung f, fig auch Reverenz f, Anerkennung f:
pay (oder do) homage to sb jemandem huldigen, jemandem (die oder seine) Reverenz erweisen oder bezeigen, jemandem Anerkennung zollen
2. JUR, HIST
a) Lehnspflicht f
b) Lehnseid m
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noun
(tribute) Huldigung, die (to an + Akk.)

pay or do homage to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache huldigen

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n.
Huldigung f.

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