Portuguese English Dictionary

português - English

reconhecer in English:

1. recognize


I recognized him
Young people can recognize this about romantic love, but they find it hard to accept the same fierce element in parental affection.
The government of South Africa can no longer suppress the movement to recognize equal rights for black people.
I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story. The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco.
If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.
Recognize and respect the personality of a person.
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and one's own desires.
While we hate force, we recognize the need for law and order.
Poland was one of the first countries to recognize the Republic of Turkey.
I prefer traditional characters. Due to the abundance of reading materials in simplified characters, I can recognize many of them too.
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
I looked up, and did not recognize the same man: before, I had seen death in his face; but now he was alive, and I recognized in him the presence of God.
She didn't recognize any of the names. Have you ever recognised someone in the street and avoided them? Yes, I've recognised someone in the street and avoided them.
Already well-known during his lifetime, Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time
More information is needed to recognize an unexpected phenomenon.

English word "reconhecer"(recognize) occurs in sets:

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2. acknowledge


However, we are obliged to acknowledge that money, like everything else, has a price.
acknowledges or disputes
It was acknowledged even by his enemies, that in regards to wine he was abstemious
This is a fundamental truth that we must dare to acknowledge in this debate.
I acknowledged [admited] that it was my fault. I acknowledge him as our leader. Please, acknowledge the receipt of the package. I would like to acknowledge your invaluable help. I was standing right next to her, but she didn't even acknowledge me.
Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
My family find it hard to acknowledge that I married a man from a different country.
He acknowledged (the fact) that he had made a mistake. / I would be grateful if you could acknowledge my letter. / The manager sent a card to all the staff to acknowledge their hard work.
The definition of acknowledge means to state that something is real, factual or true. An example of acknowledge is agreeing that it is true that you were supposed to be home an hour ago.
It is dependent on our capacity to tell ourselves the truth in ways that acknowledge our strengths and qualities, whilst at the same time recognising our personal shortcomings and limitations.
I used to pass the same woman every day as I walked to work and never acknowledged her.
Do you at least acknowledge that not everyone thinks about things the same way you do?
As teenagers, our children acknowledge that while they may have missed out on some of the after school treats other children enjoyed, they were privileged in so many other ways.
I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter. Claire acknowledged that she was guilty.
Definition to acknowledge something means to accept that it is true