rendere onore

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to render honor”.

Verb

rèndere onore (first-person singular present rèndo onore, first-person singular past historic rési onore, past participle réso onore, auxiliary avére)

1. (idiomatic) to pay homage [+ a (object) = to]
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 27, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Volevo rendere onore non solo ai militari coinvolti nella missione, ma a tutti i membri delle nostre forze armate e dell'intelligence che continuavano a sacrificare così tanto alla nostra sicurezza.

     I wanted to salute not just those involved in this mission but everyone in our military and intelligence communities who continued to sacrifice so much to keep us safe.

     (literally, “I wanted to pay homage not only to the military members involved in the mission, but to all the members of our armed forces and the intelligence community who continued to sacrifice so much for our safety.”)