repute

re·pute

 (rĭ-pyo͞ot′)

tr.v. re·put·ed, re·put·ing, re·putes

1. To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to: a remarked that is reputed to Voltaire.

2. To consider; suppose: He is reputed to be the best chef in town.

n.

1. Reputation: His repute depends on his ability to forecast economic changes.

2. A good reputation: a brand name of repute.

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[Middle English reputen, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputāre, to think over : re-, re- + putāre, to think over; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

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repute

(rɪˈpjuːt)

vb

(tr; usually passive) to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified: he is reputed to be intelligent.

n

public estimation; reputation: a writer of little repute.

[C15: from Old French reputer, from Latin reputāre to think over, from re- + putāre to think]

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re•pute

(rɪˈpyut)

n., v. -put•ed, -put•ing. n.

1. estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.

2. favorable reputation.

v.t.

3. to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as specified (usu. used in the passive): He was reputed to be a millionaire.

[1400–50; late Middle English (v.) < Middle French reputer < Latin reputāre to compute, consider =re- re- + putāre to think]

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repute

Past participle: reputed
Gerund: reputing

Imperative

repute

repute

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor reputation honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored black eye - a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" stock - the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" character - good repute; "he is a man of character" name - a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name" fame - favorable public reputation discredit, disrepute - the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
Verb	1.	repute - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" look upon, regard as, take to be, esteem, look on, think of think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

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repute

noun

1. reputation, standing, fame, celebrity, distinction, esteem, stature, eminence, estimation, renown The UN's repute has risen immeasurably.

2. name, character, reputation a house of ill-repute

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repute

verb

To regard in an appraising way:

believe, suppose, think.

noun

1. Public estimation of someone:

character, name, report, reputation.

Informal: rep.

2. Wide recognition for one's deeds:

celebrity, fame, famousness, notoriety, popularity, renown, reputation.

3. A person's high standing among others:

dignity, good name, good report, honor, prestige, reputation, respect, status.

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Translations

Ruf

réputation

famareputazionerispettabilestimarereputare

repute

[rɪˈpjuːt]

A. N → reputación f, renombre m
a firm of repute → una casa acreditada
a café of ill repute → un café con mala fama
a house of ill repute (euph) → una casa de mala fama
to hold sb in (high) repute → tener un alto concepto de algn
his skill was held in high repute → su destreza era muy estimada
by repute → según la opinión común, según se dice
to know sb by repute only → conocer a algn sólo por su reputación or de oídas nada más

B. VT he is reputed to be very fast → se dice que es muy rápido
she is reputed to be the world's best → tiene fama de ser la mejor del mundo

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repute

[rɪˈpjuːt] n → renom m
of repute → de renom
to be held in high repute → être tenu(e) en haute estime

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

repute

n → Ruf m, → Ansehen nt; to know somebody by repute → von jdm schon viel gehört haben; to be of high repute → einen guten Ruf genießen; a restaurant of repute → ein angesehenes Restaurant; a house of ill repute → ein Haus von zweifelhaftem Ruf; to be held in low repute → einen schlechten Ruf haben

vt (pass only) he is reputed to be … → man sagt, dass er … ist; to be reputed to be rich → als reich gelten; he is reputed to be the best → er gilt als der Beste, er steht in dem Ruf, der Beste zu sein

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repute

[rɪˈpjuːt] n (frm) → reputazione f
of (good) repute (person) → che ha una buona reputazione (place) → che ha un buon nome
by repute → di fama

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