Praise in spanish
Alabanza
pronunciation: ɑlɑbɑnθɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑlɑbɑnθɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
praise1 = elogio, alabanza.
Example: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.more:
» heap (up) + praise on/upon = colmar de elogios, colmar de alabanzas.
Example: It's been a while since pop-music writers have heaped praise on a blues guitarist as the next big thing.» hold + Nombre + up for praise = admirar, alabar, elogiar.
Example: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.» praiseworthy = loable, digno de elogio, plausible.
Example: So to be able to read is praiseworthy in that it shows success in the early stages of primary education and, as books are used so much within the schools, the reading of books becomes a particular praiseworthy activity.» sing + Posesivo + praises = poner por las nubes, deshacerse en elogios, alabar, cantar las alabanzas.
Example: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.» those held up for praise = personas importantes, personas relevantes, personas famosas.
Example: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.» words of praise = palabras de alabanza.
Example: The comments sections also contained warm words of praise for her and her work.praise2 = elogiar, alabar, encomiar, hablar maravillas de.
Example: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.more:
» bepraise = alabar, elogiar, ensalzar, enaltecer, exaltar.
Example: The newspapers, metropolitan and provincial, have bepraised or bespattered her; she has been deified in prose, and ridiculed in verse.» praise + highly = poner por las nubes, encomiar.
Example: He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict.» praise + Nombre + to the skies = poner por las nubes.
Example: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.