bendecir

v.

to bless.

bendecir la mesa to say grace

El cura bendijo el crucifijo The priest blessed the crucifix.

El cura bendijo al chico The priest blessed the boy.

María bendijo a su hijo al partir Mary blessed her son upon departure.

Ricardo bendice a Dios Richard glorifies the Lord.

Nos bendijo al partir She blessed when leaving.

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bendecir

Conjugation model [PREDECIR], like {{link=predecir}}predecir

► verbo transitivo

1 to bless

2 (alabar) to praise

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bendecir la mesa to say grace

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verb

1) to bless

2) praise

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VT

1) [+ persona, agua, casa, vino, pan] to bless

bendecir la comida o la mesa — to say grace

2) (=loar) to praise

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verbo transitivo to bless

que Dios te bendiga! — God bless you!

bendecir la mesa — to say grace

bendigo la hora en que lo conocí — I bless the day that I met him

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= bless (with), consecrate, hallow.

Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.

Ex. The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.

Ex. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.

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* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.

* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!.

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verbo transitivo to bless

que Dios te bendiga! — God bless you!

bendecir la mesa — to say grace

bendigo la hora en que lo conocí — I bless the day that I met him

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= bless (with), consecrate, hallow.

Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.

Ex: The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.

Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.

* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.

* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!.

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bendecir [I25 ]

vt

A ‹persona/objeto/agua› to bless

¡que Dios te bendiga! God bless you!

bendecir la mesa to say grace

bendecir el agua to bless the water

B

(expresando agradecimiento): bendigo la hora en que lo conocí I bless the day that I met him, I thank the Lord that I met him

bendecía el hecho de haber salido con vida he thanked his lucky stars he was still alive

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bendecir (conjugate bendecir) verbo transitivo
to bless;

◊ ¡que Dios te bendiga! God bless you!;

bendecir la mesa to say grace
bendecir verbo transitivo to bless
(la mesa) to say grace

'bendecir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
santificar
- bendice
- bendiga
- mesa
English:
bless
- grace

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bendecir vt

1. [agua, fieles, edificio] to bless;

bendecir la mesa to say grace;

que Dios te bendiga God bless you

2. [agradecer]

bendigo el día en que la conocí I bless the day I met her

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bendecir

v/t bless;

bendecir la mesa say grace

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bendecir {11} vt

1) consagrar: to bless, to consecrate

2) alabar: to praise, to extol

3)

bendecir la mesa : to say grace

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bendecir vb to bless