badge of honor: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • A symbol, mark, or achievement regarded with pride as evidence of courage, dedication, or accomplishment.

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    • Winning the medal was a badge of honor that he wore with pride throughout his life.

      The medal symbolized his courage and achievement, and he valued it highly.

    • For many veterans, their scars serve as a badge of honor representing their sacrifice.

      Veterans view their wounds as proud symbols of their dedication and service.

    • She considered her promotion a badge of honor recognizing her hard work and commitment.

      She saw the promotion as a proud mark of her effort and dedication.

  • 2.

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    • Something normally regarded as negative, shameful, or undesirable that someone adopts or displays proudly as if it were an honor.

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    • After years of struggling with anxiety, Lisa now wears her mental health journey as a badge of honor, showing others they're not alone.

      Después de años de luchar contra la ansiedad, Lisa ahora lleva su trayectoria de salud mental como una insignia de honor, mostrando a otros que no están solos.

    • He considered his countless rejections in the industry a badge of honor rather than a setback.

      Él consideraba sus innumerables rechazos en la industria como una insignia de honor en lugar de un revés.

    • They turned their scars into a badge of honor, symbolizing survival and strength.

      Convirtieron sus cicatrices en una insignia de honor, simbolizando supervivencia y fortaleza.

Examples:

  • EN: This is a... a badge of honor.
    ES: Ésta es una insignia de honor.
  • EN: I wear my fright wig like a badge of honor.
    ES: La peluca grotesca es un símbolo de honor.
  • EN: Jail is their badge of honor.
    ES: La cárcel es como una medalla de honor.
  • EN: It was a badge of honor just knowing where it was.
    ES: Ya era un honor saber dónde quedaba.
  • EN: It wasn't until I got older that I realized that it was a badge of honor that I'm proud to wear.
    ES: Solo al crecer supe que era una medalla de honor que llevo con orgullo.
  • EN: The way he described wearing that red jacket, it's... it's like a badge of honor with him.
    ES: El modo en que describió llevar esa chaqueta roja, es es como una medalla de honor para él.
  • EN: Each of these bullet wounds is a badge of honor.
    ES: Cada una de estas heridas de bala es un distintivo de honor.
  • EN: I wore that scar as a badge of honor.
    ES: Llevé la cicatriz como una placa de honor.
  • EN: Frankly, I consider his antipathy a badge of honor.
    ES: Francamente, su antipatía es como un cumplido.
  • EN: It's a badge of honor.
    ES: Es una insignia de honor.
  • EN: He wore it like a badge of honor. Dynamite Bob.
    ES: Se enorgullecía de ser llamado Bob Dinamita.
  • EN: Killing a man is no badge of honor, captain.
    ES: El matar a un hombre no es honorable.
  • EN: A fracture is a badge of honor, a symbol of your dedication to peak performance. [Groans]
    ES: La fractura es una condecoración... que demuestra cuánto se ha dedicado a su trabajo.
  • EN: You declare as a badge of honor you don't even know what makes water boil.
    ES: Alardeas de no saber qué es la ebullición.
  • EN: It's a badge of honor thing.
    ES: - Es como una medalla de honor.
  • EN: This is a... a badge of honor.
    ES: Ésta es una insignia de honor.

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Source: Wiktionary