Usage Note
Honneur appears in the formal phrase 'faire honneur à' (to do credit to) and the table expression 'faire honneur au repas' (to do justice to a meal). The Legion of Honor (Légion d'honneur), France's highest state decoration, is called that because it literally rewards distinguished service to the nation's honor.
Examples
"C'est un homme d'honneur."
Natural Translation
He is a man of honor.
Literal Translation
It-is a man of-honor
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