honorable
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adjective
- honorable
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- «Une bonne harmonie règne entre les chefs et les soldats, dans vos mousquetaires, Sire; voilà qui est bien profitable au service et bien honorable pour tous.»"A good harmony reigns between the chiefs and the soldiers, in your Musketeers, Sire; that is good for service and good for all."B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Le marquis de Tracy lui montra beaucoup d'amitié, et la paix fut conclue à des conditions honorables pour les deux parties.The Marquis de Tracy showed him a great deal of friendship, and peace was concluded on terms that were honourable for both sides.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
- D’Artagnan était fort connu dans l’honorable corps des mousquetaires du roi, où l’on savait qu’il prendrait un jour sa place; on le regardait donc d’avance comme un camarade.D-Artagnan was well known in the honorable body of the king's Musketeers, where it was known that he would one day take his place; so he was looked forward as a comrade.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Mais quand il vit le peu de monde qui l'avait repoussé, honteux d'avoir accordé une capitulation si honorable, il prétendit avoir été trompé, et fit pendre sur le champ les braves qui avaient défendu le fort, et obligea madame la Tour d'assister à leur supplice une corde au cou[96].But when he saw the few people who had rejected him, ashamed of having granted such honorable surrender, he pretended to have been deceived, and had the brave men who had defended the fort hanged immediately, and forced Madame la Tour to attend their torture a rope on their neck.[96]C1Histoire du Canada, tome I