jdm. die Ehre nehmen

to publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity

Türkçe: birini onurundan etmek

Noun

die Ehre f.

Verb

nehmen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

Register

Formal register, used in serious contexts

In a sentence

Which form of nehmen fills the gap?

Der Betrüger ____ dem alten Mann die letzte Ehre.

How it is used

Means to publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity. Formal register, used in serious contexts. A scandal 'nimmt ihm die Ehre.' Implies irreversible damage to reputation.

Other verbs that go with Ehre

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Ehre einbringento earn or gain respect/prestige for oneself or others
• Ehre zeigento demonstrate respect through gestures or ceremonies
• jdm. Ehre erweisento pay tribute or honor someone publicly
• jds. Ehre verletzento attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander
• an jds. Ehre appellierento persuade someone by invoking their integrity or pride
• jdm. (alle) Ehre machento bring honor or reflect well on someone
• jdm. keine Ehre machento bring dishonor or fail to reflect well on someone
• jdm. zur Ehre gereichenan action/achievement reflects positively on someone

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on nehmen

• Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
• seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
• Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
• sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
• einen Anfang nehmento get under way
• etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
• etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
• Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something

All 71 collocations built on nehmen

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• den Zählerstand ablesento read the meter
• etw. / jdn. / sich in Szene setzento stage/present effectively
• in die Luft fliegento explode/blow up
• den Weg versperrento block the way
• jdm. ein Geschenk machento give sb. a present

All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben