Translation
to respect, to hold in esteem
Examples
.
Everyone respects the old teacher.
opinion, .
I respect your opinion, but I do not agree.
.
One must respect the laws of the country.
on .
He lost the respect of his comrades.
o.
She spoke about the poet with great respect.
is transitive and takes its object directly, with no preposition: , never a stray . English speakers occasionally import respect for as a phrase and produce , which is wrong; the noun o does take or , as in o . a with the -- suffix means worthy of respect, a very Esperanto piece of economy. It is close to , which is a shade more formal and points at judged worth, and stands directly against .
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