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recomendación

recommendation

noun rreh-koh-men-dah-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin recommendatio, from re- + commendare (to entrust, commend).

Usage Note

Recomendación is used both for a personal endorsement (carta de recomendación = 'letter of recommendation') and a piece of advice or suggestion (la recomendación del médico = 'the doctor's advice'). The verb is recomendar, which is a stem-changing verb (recomienda, not recomenda).

Examples

"Siguió la recomendación del médico y descansó."

Natural Translation

She followed the doctor's recommendation and rested.

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