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féliciter, louer

Dire du bien d’une personne ou d’une chose pour une bonne action ou une qualité.

En anglais simple : To praise someone or something for a good action or quality.

• I commend your hard work.
• The committee commended her for helping local families.
• His careful research was highly commended by the judges.

Comment l'utiliser : commend someone for something (The mayor commended the firefighters for their courage.); commend someone for doing something (I commend you for speaking honestly.)

Synonymes : praise, applaud, acclaim

Contraires : criticize, condemn

Expressions courantes : commend someone's courage, commend someone for something, highly commend someone, commend a proposal

féliciter, honorer

Féliciter quelqu’un ou reconnaître officiellement le mérite d’une bonne action.

En anglais simple : To congratulate someone or give them official recognition for something good they have done.

• The school commended him for his achievement.
• Three officers were officially commended at the ceremony.
• She was commended for saving a neighbor's life.

Comment l'utiliser : commend someone for doing something (The council commended her for rescuing a child.)

Synonymes : honor, congratulate, reward

Expressions courantes : commend someone for something, formally commend someone, officially commend someone