Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sable honours
Portuguese translation:
cabelo escuro
Added to glossary by
coolbrowne
Dec 25, 2010 22:03
13 yrs ago
English term
Portugal
José António de Freitas e Silva
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
sable honours
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
...and who has borne his sable honours meekly.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +1 | cabelo escuro |
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Change log
Jul 20, 2014 05:41: coolbrowne Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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United States
United States
Native in English
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Portuguese
United States
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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120
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cabelo escuro
One must be careful not to confuse "sable" (in this old use, a dark color, from the mammal sable or "marta", in Portuguese) with "saber" ("sabre", "espada", "arma branca", in Portuguese). In fact, sabers and spades have no place in this text, which is about boxing, see
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Fight.htm
The idiom "sable honours" was often used to refer to one's black/dark hair, often in the context that such "honours" are eventually lost (to baldness and/or to white/gray hair). Two examples are provided below for your convenience.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-12-26 02:55:06 GMT)
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I meant to say "sables and swords", not "spades" (bit of a Portuguese slip there, sorry)
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Fight.htm
The idiom "sable honours" was often used to refer to one's black/dark hair, often in the context that such "honours" are eventually lost (to baldness and/or to white/gray hair). Two examples are provided below for your convenience.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-12-26 02:55:06 GMT)
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I meant to say "sables and swords", not "spades" (bit of a Portuguese slip there, sorry)
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Muito obrigado, Coolbrowne. É isso mesmo. O que é engraçado é que o que estou a traduzir é precisamente "The Fight", de Hazlitt. |
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