commend

commend
kə'mend
verb
1) (to praise: His ability was commended.) alabar, elogiar
2) (to give (someone or something) to be looked after: I commend him to your care.) encomendar
•
- commendation
commend
tr[kə'mend]
transitive verb
1 (praise) alabar (for, por), elogiar (for, por); (recommend) recomendar
2 (entrust) encomendar (to, a)
commend [kə'mɛnd] vt
1) entrust: encomendar
2) recommend: recomendar
3) praise: elogiar, alabar
commend
v.
• alabar v.
• encomendar v.
• recomendar v.
kə'mend
transitive verb
1)
a) (praise) elogiar

to commend somebody FOR something — elogiar a alguien por algo

highly commended — mención de honor, accésit

b) (recommend) recomendar*

it has little/much to commend it — tiene pocos/muchos méritos

to commend something TO somebody — recomendar(le)* algo a alguien

2) (frml) (entrust)

to commend somebody/something TO somebody — encomendar(le)* alguien/algo a alguien

[kǝ'mend]
VT
1) (=praise) elogiar

to commend sb for or on sth — elogiar a algn por algo

to commend sb for his action — elogiar la acción de algn

her entry was highly commended — (in competition) su participación recibió una mención elogiosa or especial

2) (=recommend) recomendar

I commend him to you — se lo recomiendo

it has little to commend it — poco se puede decir en su favor

the plan does not commend itself to me — el proyecto no me resulta aceptable

3) (=entrust) encomendar (to a)

to commend sb's/one's soul to God — encomendar el alma de algn/su alma a Dios

4) †
frm

commend me to Mr White — (=give respects) presente mis respetos al Sr. White frm

* * *
[kə'mend]
transitive verb
1)
a) (praise) elogiar

to commend somebody FOR something — elogiar a alguien por algo

highly commended — mención de honor, accésit

b) (recommend) recomendar*

it has little/much to commend it — tiene pocos/muchos méritos

to commend something TO somebody — recomendar(le)* algo a alguien

2) (frml) (entrust)

to commend somebody/something TO somebody — encomendar(le)* alguien/algo a alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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