Spanish English Dictionary

español - English

alabar in English:

1. laud laud


But he also lauded organizers for raising so much money.
People often laud Christopher Columbus for all the lands that he discovered, but most are completely unaware of his numerous under-the-sea discoveries.

English word "alabar"(laud) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "Poems" (Muriel Stuart)
Fichas del libro - "Berkshire" (H. W. Monckton)
Fichas del libro - "Cathay" (Ezra Pound Rihaku)
Fichas del libro - "Montrose" (Mowbray Morris)
Fichas del libro - "Christmas Sunshine" (Various)

2. praise


I am difficult to please; I only give praise when I think something is exceptional.
praise the lord
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
Proper praise stinks.
Praise stimulates students to work hard.
Do not trust such men as praise you to your face.
Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.
Always praise he who brought coffee to Europe.
The seventy disciples received the teaching of Confucius in the oral form, for words that satirize, criticize, praise, conceal, suppress, or ridicule cannot appear in writing.
It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.
Diogenes would frequently praise those who were about to marry, and yet did not marry.
Now we are a good team and other teachers praise our class and are jealous of our form master’s success.
Some praised his decision, but others said he had gone too far.
My piano teacher always praised me even though I didn't make any progress.
parents should praise children not only for good marks but also for clever ideas

English word "alabar"(praise) occurs in sets:

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Telmo Week 13a
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regular verbs