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repute
(redirected from reputes)

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re·pute  (r-pyt)
tr.v. re·put·ed, re·put·ing, re·putes
1. To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to.
2. To consider; suppose.
n.
1. Reputation.
2. A good reputation.

[Middle English reputen, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputre, to think over : re-, re- + putre, to think over; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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
[from Old French reputer, from Latin reputāre to think over, from re- + putāre to think]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honorrepute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor
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"
Verb1.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"
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"

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
Translations
repute [rɪˈpjuːt]
A. Nreputación f, renombre m
a firm of reputeuna casa acreditada
a café of ill reputeun café con mala fama
a house of ill repute (euph) → una casa de mala fama
to hold sb in (high) reputetener un alto concepto de algn
his skill was held in high reputesu destreza era muy estimada
by reputesegún la opinión común, según se dice
to know sb by repute onlyconocer a algn sólo por su reputación or de oídas nada más
B. VT he is reputed to be very fastse dice que es muy rápido
she is reputed to be the world's besttiene fama de ser la mejor del mundo
repute [rɪˈpjuːt] nrenom m
of repute → de renom
to be held in high repute → être tenu(e) en haute estime
repute
nRuf m, → Ansehen nt; to know somebody by reputevon jdm schon viel gehört haben; to be of high reputeeinen guten Ruf genießen; a restaurant of reputeein angesehenes Restaurant; a house of ill reputeein Haus von zweifelhaftem Ruf; to be held in low reputeeinen schlechten Ruf haben
vt (pass only) he is reputed to be …man sagt, dass er … ist; to be reputed to be richals reich gelten; he is reputed to be the bester gilt als der Beste, er steht in dem Ruf, der Beste zu sein
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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