Sentence examples of "in honor of" in English

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A farewell meeting was held in honor of Mr Jones. Une réunion de remerciement a été tenu en l'honneur de Monsieur Jones.

A welcome party was held in honor of Mr Jones. Une fête de bienvenue a été organisée en l'honneur de monsieur Jones.

The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general. La ville a dédié un monument en l'honneur du général.

The ceremony was held in honor of the guest from China. Cette cérémonie a eu lieu en l'honneur de l'hôte venu de Chine.

A farewell party was held in honor of Mr Jones yesterday. Une cérémonie d'adieu fut tenue en l'honneur de monsieur Jones hier.

At the inauguration ceremony a plaque was unveiled in honor of the founder. À la cérémonie d'inauguration, une plaque fut inaugurée en l'honneur du fondateur.

A farewell party was held in honor of Mr Smith. Un pot de départ fut organisé pour M. Smith.

He did me the honor of saying that I was right. Il m'a fait l'honneur de dire que j'avais raison.

I haven't had the honor of meeting him. Je n'ai pas eu l'honneur de le rencontrer.

He had the honor of being presented to a great writer. Il eut l'honneur d'être présenté à un grand écrivain.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost. L'honneur n'a pas à être gagné; il doit seulement ne pas être perdu.

It's a great honor to be able to meet you. C'est un grand honneur de pouvoir le connaître.

I can't tell you what an honor this is. Je ne peux pas vous dire quel honneur c'est pour moi.

It's a great honor to have had the King visit our city. Le roi nous a fait un grand honneur en visitant notre ville.

There is honor even among thieves. L'honneur existe même parmi les voleurs.

Without honor, victory is hollow. Une victoire sans honneur est vaine.

I felt that my honor was at stake. Je sentais que mon honneur en tant qu'homme était en jeu.

In court facing charges of obscenity, the American actress Mae West was asked by the judge if she was trying to show disrespect to the court, whereupon she answered, "No, your honor, I’m trying not to show it". Le juge demanda à l'actrice étasunienne Mae West, qui répondait d'une accusation d'obscénité, si elle essayait de montrer de l'irrespect à la cour, à quoi elle répondit : « Non, votre honneur, j'essaie de ne pas le montrer ».

Let's toast the guest of honor! Trinquons à l'invité d'honneur !

He lost his honor. Il a perdu son honneur.

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