alabar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alabar, from Late Latin alapāri.

Pronunciation

Verb

alabar (first-person singular present alabo, first-person singular preterite alabí, past participle alabat)

  1. (transitive) to praise
    Synonym: lloar

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin alapārī (to boast),[1] originally (in Plautus) “to slap”, which is probably related to Latin alapa (box on the ear, blow with the hand).[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

alabar (first-person singular present alabo, first-person singular preterite alabé, past participle alabado)

  1. (transitive) to praise
    Synonyms: adular, aplaudir, celebrar, elogiar, encomiar, loar
    • 2018 July 24, Belén Remacha, “Rosalía lanza lo que parece un alegato contra la violencia machista y rompe internet”, in eldiario.es:
      Muchos, además de alabar la parte musical y visual, han entendido que el vídeo profundiza en los celos propios o ajenos de los que parece hablar la letra y trata de cómo salir de la violencia y dinámica machista de una relación.
      Many, in addition to praising the musical and visual part, have understood that the video delves into their own jealousy or that of others that the lyrics seem to talk about and deals with how to get out of the violence and macho dynamics of a relationship.
    • 2022 March 8, Macarena Vidal Liy, “El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, pide “contención máxima” en Ucrania para evitar que la situación quede “fuera de control””, in El País, retrieved 2022-03-08:
      “China alaba los esfuerzos de mediación de Francia y Alemania en Ucrania. Permanecerá en comunicación y coordinación con ambas y con la UE y, a la luz de las necesidades de las partes implicadas, colaborará activamente con la comunidad internacional”, ha agregado Xi.
      “China praises the mediation efforts of France and Germany in Ukraine. It will remain in communication and coordination with both sides and with the EU, and in light of the needs of the parties involved, will actively collaborate with the international community," Xi added.

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Descendants

  • Catalan: alabar

References

  1. ^ alabar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 65

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