recommend

recommend
transitive verb
1) empfehlen

recommend somebody to do something — jemandem empfehlen, etwas zu tun

2) (make acceptable) sprechen für

the plan has little/nothing to recommend it — es spricht wenig/nichts für den Plan

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[rekə'mend]
verb
1) (to advise: The doctor recommended a long holiday.) empfehlen
2) (to suggest as being particularly good, particularly suitable etc: He recommended her (to me) for the job.) empfehlen
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rec·om·mend
[ˌrekəˈmend]
vt
▪ to \recommend sth/sb etw/jdn empfehlen
to highly/strongly \recommend sth etw wärmstens empfehlen
the city has much to \recommend it es spricht viel für die Stadt
I \recommend sending her flowers ich empfehle, ihr Blumen zu schicken
she has been \recommended for promotion sie ist für eine Beförderung vorgeschlagen worden
the doctor \recommends [that] I take more exercise der Arzt rät, dass ich mich mehr bewege
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["rekə'mend]
vt
1) (= advise, speak well of) empfehlen (as als)

what do you recommend for a cough? — was empfehlen or raten Sie gegen Husten?

to recommend sb/sth to sb — jdm jdn/etw empfehlen

to recommend doing sth — empfehlen, etw zu tun

it is not to be recommended — es ist nicht zu empfehlen

to come highly recommended — wärmstens empfohlen sein

recommended speed — Richtgeschwindigkeit f

recommended reading — empfohlene Lektüre

recommended daily allowance or amount — empfohlene Tagesdosis or Tagesmenge

2) (= make acceptable) sprechen für

she has much/little to recommend her —

his manners do little to recommend him — seine Manieren sind nicht gerade eine Empfehlung für ihn

this book has little/a great deal to recommend it — das Buch ist nicht gerade empfehlenswert/sehr empfehlenswert

3) (old, liter: entrust) child, one's soul empfehlen (to sb jdm)
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recommend [ˌrekəˈmend] v/t
1. empfehlen, vorschlagen:
recommend sth to sb jemandem etwas empfehlen;
recommend sb for a post jemanden für einen Posten empfehlen;
the hotel is recommended for its good food das Hotel empfiehlt sich durch seine gute Küche;
travel(l)ing by air has much to recommend it das Reisen per Flugzeug hat viel für sich;
I recommend buying this dictionary ich schlage vor, dieses Wörterbuch zu kaufen
2. jemandem raten, empfehlen (beide:
to do zu tun)
3. empfehlen:
his manners recommend him seine Manieren sprechen für ihn
4. obs (an) empfehlen, anvertrauen:
recommend one’s soul to God
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transitive verb
1) empfehlen

recommend somebody to do something — jemandem empfehlen, etwas zu tun

2) (make acceptable) sprechen für

the plan has little/nothing to recommend it — es spricht wenig/nichts für den Plan

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v.
befürworten v.
empfehlen v.
(§ p.,pp.: empfahl, empfohlen)

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