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1 praise
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1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) elogiar2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) alabar
2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) elogio, alabanzapraise1 n elogiospraise2 vb elogiartr[preɪz]1 alabanza, elogio, loa2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL alabanza■ praise be to God! ¡alabado sea Dios!1 elogiar2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL alabar■ praise the Lord! ¡alabado sea Dios!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto praise somebody to the skies poner a alguien por las nubesto sing the praises of alabar, elogiar, cantar las excelencias deto praise God: alabar a Diospraise n: elogio m, alabanza fn.• alabamiento s.m.• alabanza s.f.• elogio s.m.• elogios s.m.pl.• encomienda s.f.• encomio s.m.• engrandecimiento s.m.• loa s.f.• loor s.m.v.• alabar v.• celebrar v.• decantar v.• elogiar v.• enaltecer v.• encaramar v.• encomendar v.• encomiar v.• loar v.• pregonar v.• sobrealzar v.• tamborilear v.
I preɪzmass nouna) (credit, applause) elogios mpl, alabanzas fplhe was full of praise for her — se deshizo en elogios or en alabanzas para con ella
she spoke in praise of her staff — habló elogiando or alabando a sus empleados
to sing something's/somebody's praises — poner* algo/a alguien por las nubes
b) ( Relig) alabanza f
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a) ( compliment) elogiar, hacer* elogio deb) ( Relig) alabar[preɪz]praise the Lord! — (as interj) alabado sea Dios!
1. NI have nothing but praise for her — merece todos mis elogios or alabanzas
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it's beyond praise — está por encima de todo elogio•
he is full of praise for the medical staff — se deshace en elogios para con el personal médico•
let's give praise where praise is due — elogiemos a quienes se lo merecen•
to heap praise on sb — colmar a algn de alabanzas•
that is high praise indeed — eso sí que es un elogio de verdad•
he spoke in praise of their achievements — elogió sus logrosdamn 1., 1), lavish 1., 2), sing 1.•
to be loud in praise of or in one's praises of sth — deshacerse en elogios para con algo2) (Rel) alabanza f•
praise be to God! — ¡alabado sea Dios!•
let us give praise (un)to the Lord — alabemos al Señor2. VT1) (=applaud) alabar, elogiar•
to praise the virtues of sth — alabar or elogiar las virtudes de algo- praise sb to the skiessky2) (Rel) alabarto praise God or the Lord — alabar a Dios or al Señor
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I [preɪz]mass nouna) (credit, applause) elogios mpl, alabanzas fplhe was full of praise for her — se deshizo en elogios or en alabanzas para con ella
she spoke in praise of her staff — habló elogiando or alabando a sus empleados
to sing something's/somebody's praises — poner* algo/a alguien por las nubes
b) ( Relig) alabanza f
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a) ( compliment) elogiar, hacer* elogio deb) ( Relig) alabarpraise the Lord! — (as interj) alabado sea Dios!
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2 praise
s.1 elogio, alabanza.2 adulación, cumplido, elogio, halago.3 Praise, nombre propio.vt.elogiar, alabar. (pt & pp praised) -
3 praise highly
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4 praise oneself
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5 praise excessively
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6 praise for
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7 praise highly
v.hacer un caluroso elogio de, hacerse lenguas de. -
8 praise oneself
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9 self-praise
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10 excessive praise
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11 give praise to
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12 high praise
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13 to be sparing with praise
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14 to be unstinting in one's praise
no escatimar elogiosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be unstinting in one's praise
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15 to praise somebody to the skies
poner a alguien por las nubesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to praise somebody to the skies
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16 to praise something/somebody to the skies
to praise something/somebody to the skiesponer algo/a alguien por las nubesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to praise something/somebody to the skies
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17 unsparing of praise
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18 to damn sth/sb with faint praise
despachar algo/a algn con tímidos elogiosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to damn sth/sb with faint praise
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19 to praise sb in ringing tones
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20 to praise sb to the skies
poner a algn por las nubes or los cielos
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