🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

recomendación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re.ko.men.daˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empfehlung/ɛmˈp͡fɛlʊŋ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #950 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Agradezco tu recomendación."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official or informal suggestion regarding the best course of action, often based on expertise or personal experience.

    "Ich befolge gerne Ihre Empfehlung für dieses Restaurant."
  2. 2

    A formal letter or statement testifying to someone's qualifications or worth; a testimonial or reference.

    "Sie brauchte eine Empfehlung von ihrem Professor für das Stipendium."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle High German verb 'empvehlen', meaning to commend, entrust, or recommend. The root ultimately traces back to Latin 'committere', blending Old High German prefix 'in-' and 'fehalon' (to command or order), shifting historically toward the modern sense of advice or a formal suggestion.

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