reputation (redirected from reputational)

rep·u·ta·tion  (rpy-tshn)

n.

1. The general estimation in which a person is held by the public.

2. The state or situation of being held in high esteem.

3. A specific characteristic or trait ascribed to a person or thing: a reputation for courtesy.

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[Middle English reputacioun, from Latin reputti, reputtin-, a reckoning, from reputtus, past participle of reputre, to reckon, think over; see repute.]

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reputation [ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən]

n

1. the estimation in which a person or thing is generally held; opinion

2. a high opinion generally held about a person or thing; esteem

3. notoriety or fame, esp for some specified characteristic

have a reputation to be known or notorious, esp for promiscuity, excessive drinking, or the like

[from Latin reputātiō a reckoning, from reputāre to calculate, meditate; see repute]

reputationless  adj

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Reputation 

1. As for taking a good man’s name from him, you might as well undertake to pull goose-quills from the wings of an angel —Elbridge G. Dow, Jr.
2. A bad reputation in a woman allures like the signs of heat in a bitch —Aldous Huxley

   Huxley wrote Point Counter Point from which this is taken long before the women’s movement raised our consciousness to gender-biased characterization.

3. Disgraces are like cherries: one draws another —George Herbert
4. A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one —Lord Francis Jeffrey
5. A good reputation is like the cypress; once cut, it never puts forth leaf again —Francesco Guicciardini
6. His record’s as clean as a vestal virgin’s —Dialogue from a 1967 movie. The Deadly Affair.
7. Honor is like a rocky island without a landing place; once we leave it we can’t get it back —Nicolas Boileau
8. Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least injury without damage; it is [like] a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by the least flaw —Jaques Benigne Boussuet
9. Honor, like freedom, is a luxury for those with independent incomes —John Braine
10. Honors trailing away behind him like the tail of a comet —Vita Sackville-West
11. In scandal, as in robbery, the receiver is always as bad as the thief —Lord Chesterfield
12. A liar’s reputation … stuck with him like a cockleburr —Carlos Baker
13. A person’s reputation is as fragile and vulnerable as human life itself —Robert Traver
14. To steal it [a person’s honor] is like stealing your soul —William Diehl

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reputation

• roorback - A false report made to damage the reputation of a political candidate.
• character, reputation - Character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others.
• denigrate - From Latin de- and nigare, "blacken," it first meant "make black or dark in color," and came to mean "blacken the reputation of."
• fame - Also meant "reputation" in early contexts.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reputation - the state of being held in high esteem and honor repute 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
	2.	reputation - notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity" ill fame, notoriety - the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
	3.	reputation - the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" report estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"

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reputation

noun name, standing, credit, character, honour, fame, distinction, esteem, stature, eminence, renown, repute The stories ruined his reputation.

Translations

reputation [ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃən] N → reputación f, fama f
to have a bad reputation → tener mala fama
of good reputation → de buena fama
he has a reputation for being awkward → tiene fama de difícil
the hotel has a reputation for good food → el hotel es célebre por su buena comida
to live up to one's reputation → merecer la reputación
to ruin a girl's reputation → acabar con la buena reputación de una joven

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reputation [ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃ^ən] n → réputation f
to have a reputation for sth → avoir une réputation de qch
a reputation as sth → une réputation de qch
She acquired a reputation as a very good writer → Elle a acquis une réputation de très bon écrivain.
a reputation for sth → une réputation de qch
his reputation for honesty → sa réputation d'honnêteté
The school has a good reputation for exam results → L'école a la réputation d'obtenir de bons résultats aux examens.
He has a reputation for being awkward → Il a la réputation de ne pas être commode.
to know sb by reputation → connaître qn de réputation

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reputation

n → Ruf m, → Name m; (= bad reputation) → schlechter Ruf; what sort of reputation does she have? → wie ist ihr Ruf?; he has a reputation for being … → er hat den Ruf, … zu sein; to have a reputation for honesty → als ehrlich gelten; you don’t want to get (yourself) a reputation, you know → du willst dich doch sicherlich nicht in Verruf bringen; she was by reputation a good organizer → sie stand in dem Ruf, Organisationstalent zu haben; to make a reputation for oneself → sich (dat) → einen Namen machen

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reputation [ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n → reputazione f
he has a reputation for being awkward → ha la fama di essere un tipo difficile
to live up to one's reputation → non smentirsi, non smentire la propria reputazione

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reputation

n reputation [repjuˈteiʃən]

the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation. reputasie سُمْعَه реноме pověst ry; navn; omdømme der Ruf φήμη, όνομα, υπόληψη reputación maine شهرت maine réputation מוֹנִיטִין प्रतिष्ठा reputacija, ugled hír(név) reputasi orðstír; mannorð reputazione 評判 세평, 평판 reputacija, vardas reputācija; [] slava reputasi reputatie renommé, rykte opinia, reputacja reputação reputaţie репутация povesť sloves reputacija rykte, anseende ชื่อเสียง ün, şöhret 名譽，名聲 репутація; слава نیک نامی danh tiếng 名誉

adj reputable

respectable; well thought of Is that a reputable firm? gerespekteerd حَسَن السُّمْعَه почтен solidní velrenommeret angesehen ευυπόληπτος de buena reputación; acreditado; respetable lugupeetud معروف؛ مشهور hyvämaineinen honorable; de bonne réputation בַּעל מוֹנִיטִין विख्यात, नेकनाम, सम्मानित, प्रतिष्ठित renomiran, ugledan jó hírű terhormat heiðvirður rispettabile, stimabile 評判のよい 평판이 좋은 vertas pagarbos, turintis gerą vardą uzticams; cienījams bereputasi goed bekend staand hederlig, aktet, anerkjent cieszący się poważaniem respeitável respectabil, ono­rabil; de o reputaţie bună уважаемый uznávaný; ocenený ugleden ugledan aktningsvärd, aktad, ansedd มีชื่อเสียง saygın, saygıdeğer 聲譽好的 поважаний قابل عزت có danh tiếng 声誉好的

adj reputed [riˈpjuːtid]

generally reported and believed He is reputed to be very wealthy. beweer مَحْسوب أنَّه، له سُمْعَه أنَّه известен považovaný siges gelten als θεωρούμενος supuesto, presunto, considerado como kuulu järgi, räägitakse et گفته شده؛ شایع است sanotaan réputé נֶחשַב विख्यात smatran kao, držan za híres terkenal sagður, talinn ritenuto ～と言われている ...이라고 일컬어지는 laikomas uzskatāms; domājams; vispārpieņemts dikatakan bekend staand ansett for å være uważany za considerado celebru; având reputaţia de считающийся považovaný veljati za sa reputacijom som anses vara เป็นที่เลื่องลือว่า (olduğu) söylenir 馳名的，號稱的 відомий مشہور được cho là 驰名的，号称的

live up to one's reputation

to behave or do as people expect one to. gedra soos mense verwag يَتَصَرَّف كما يَتَوقَّع النّاس مِنْه действам според очакванията žít jak se sluší leve op til (nogens) forventninger seinem Ruf gemäß leben φαίνομαι αντάξιος της φήμης μου merecer la reputación, mantener su reputación käituma vastavalt oma mainele آبرو مند زندگی کردن؛ با نیکنامی زندگی کردن elää odotusten mukaisesti soutenir sa réputation לְהַצדִיק מוֹנִיטִין लोगों के आशानुकूल व्यवहार करना ponašati se u skladu s očekivanjima drugih hírnevéhez méltóan cselekszik berlaku sebagaimana mestinya haga sér í samræmi við orðstír sinn essere all'altezza della propria reputazione 評判通りである 명성에 부끄럽지 않게 살아가다 saugoti savo gerą vardą attaisnot savu labo slavu seperti yang diharapkan seseorang zijn naam eer aandoen leve opp til sitt rykte postępować zgodnie ze swoją reputacją, postępować zgodnie z oczekiwaniami manter o bom nome a nu înşela aşteptările оправдывать доброе имя žiť, ako sa patrí izpolnjevati vsa pričakovanja ispuniti očekivanja leva upp till sitt rykte ทำตามที่ถูกคาดหวัง ününe lâyık davranmak 不負盛名 виправдовувати репутацію لوگوں کی توقع کے مطابق برتاو کرنا sống xứng đáng với lòng mong đợi của ai 不负盛名

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reputation → سُمعة dobré jméno omdømme Ruf υπόληψη reputación maine réputation ugled reputazione 評判 평판 reputatie omdømme reputacja reputação репутация rykte ชื่อเสียง ün danh tiếng 名誉