Agasajar in english
Entertain
pronunciation: entɜrteɪn part of speech: verb
pronunciation: entɜrteɪn part of speech: verb
In gestures
agasajar = shower ; smother + Nombre + with kindness ; kill + Nombre + with kindness ; fete [fête].
Example: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.Example: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.Example: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.Example: He was once feted by the West as the arch-moderniser who would guide his country along the path of democracy.more:
» agasajar a Alguien con comida y bebida = wine and dine + Alguien [Con objeto de ganarse el favor de alguien] .
Example: More and more girls in Japan are turning to sugar daddies to wine and dine them.» agasajar con = regale with [Usado generalmente para relatos, historias, leyendas, etc] ; gift + Nombre + with .
Example: His end is to chat and regale one with colorful stories from the past or special insight into the future. Example: Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.» agasajar de = crown with ; shower + Nombre + with .
Example: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress. Example: She said when they first became a couple Campbell would shower her with gifts and that she 'was under his spell'.