faire honneur
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]faire honneur [with à ‘someone/something’]
- to be worthy of, to be a credit to, to do proud
- faire honneur à quelqu’un, à sa famille, à son professeur, à son pays ― to be a credit to someone, to one's family, to one's teacher, to one's country
- to do justice to
- faire honneur à un plat ― to do justice to a meal
- to honour
Descendants
[edit]- → Russian: де́лать честь (délatʹ čestʹ) (calque)