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honorable
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “honourable.”
honorable(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (principled)
a. honorable
His record as president of this bank has not been an honorable one.Su trayectoria como presidente de este banco no ha sido honorable.
b. honrado
He may be poor and a little uncouth, but he's an honorable man.Puede ser pobre y un poco bruto, pero es un hombre honrado.
c. honesto
An honorable person would have returned the money when they found it.Una persona honesta hubiera devuelto el dinero cuando lo encontró.
2. (acceptable)
a. honroso (settlement)
It was an honorable defeat; the team couldn't have played better than they did.Fue una derrota honrosa; el equipo no pudo haber jugado mejor.
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