faire honneur

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ ɔ.nœʁ/
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Verb

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faire honneur [with à ‘someone/something’]

  1. 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 paysto be a credit to someone, to one's family, to one's teacher, to one's country
  2. to do justice to
    faire honneur à un platto do justice to a meal
  3. to honour

Descendants

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  • Russian: де́лать честь (délatʹ čestʹ) (calque)