- felicitar
- v.to congratulate.¡te felicito! congratulations!felicita a María, es su cumpleaños wish María well, it's her birthday* * *felicitar► verbo transitivo1 to congratulate (por, on)■ nos felicitó por el acuerdo he congratulated us on the agreement2 (Navidades, Santo, cumpleaños) to wish somebody...■ felicitar a alguien las Navidades to wish somebody a Merry Christmas■ felicitar a alguien por su Santo to wish somebody a happy Saint's Day► verbo pronominal felicitarse1 to be glad, be pleased■ me felicito de que hayas aprobado el examen I'm pleased you passed the exam\FRASEOLOGÍA¡te (le, os, etc) felicito! congratulations!* * *verbto congratulate* * *1.VT to congratulate
felicitar a algn por algo — to congratulate sb on sth
¡le felicito! — congratulations!, well done!
felicitar la Navidad a algn — to wish sb a happy Christmas
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (por un logro) to congratulatete felicito! — congratulations!
me felicitó por el premio — he congratulated me on winning the prize
b) (para Navidad, por cumpleaños)llamó en Nochebuena para felicitarnos — he called on Christmas Eve to wish us (a) Merry Christmas
2.la felicité por su cumpleaños — I wished her (a) Happy Birthday
felicitarse v pron (frml)felicitarse de algo — to be pleased with something
* * *= compliment, give + congratulations.Ex. Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.Ex. Particular congratulations are also given to the 73 public libraries which have joined the Scottish Library Network.----* felicitar a Alguien por Algo = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.* felicitar (por) = congratulate (on).* tener + que felicitar a Alguien = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (por un logro) to congratulatete felicito! — congratulations!
me felicitó por el premio — he congratulated me on winning the prize
b) (para Navidad, por cumpleaños)llamó en Nochebuena para felicitarnos — he called on Christmas Eve to wish us (a) Merry Christmas
2.la felicité por su cumpleaños — I wished her (a) Happy Birthday
felicitarse v pron (frml)felicitarse de algo — to be pleased with something
* * *felicitar (por)(v.) = congratulate (on)Ex: If the book fulfils a useful function for the students of this subject at the appropriate level then the author should congratulate himself on having done a useful workmanlike job.
= compliment, give + congratulations.Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
Ex: Particular congratulations are also given to the 73 public libraries which have joined the Scottish Library Network.* felicitar a Alguien por Algo = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.* felicitar (por) = congratulate (on).* tener + que felicitar a Alguien = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *felicitar [A1 ]vt1 (por un logro) to congratulatete felicito, fue un éxito increíble congratulations, it was a great success¿aprobaste? ¡te felicito! you passed? congratulations!me felicitó por el premio he congratulated me on winning the prize2(por Navidad, un cumpleaños): siempre llama en Nochebuena para felicitarnos he always calls on Christmas Eve to wish us (a) Merry Christmasllamé para felicitarla por su cumpleaños I phoned to wish her (a) Happy Birthday■ felicitarsev pron(frml) felicitarse DE algo to be very glad ABOUT sthme felicito de que todo se haya resuelto I am delighted o very glad that the matter has been resolved* * *
felicitar (conjugate felicitar) verbo transitivoa) (por un logro) to congratulate;◊ ¡te felicito! congratulations!;
me felicitó por el premio he congratulated me on winning the prizeb) (por Navidad) to wish … (a) Merry Christmas;
(por cumpleaños) to wish … (a) Happy Birthday
felicitar verbo transitivo to congratulate [por, on]
¡le felicito!, congratulations!
'felicitar' also found in these entries:
English:
compliment
- congratulate
* * *felicitar♦ vtto congratulate (por on);¡te felicito! congratulations!;felicita a Juan, es su cumpleaños wish Juan well, it's his birthday;los vecinos vinieron a felicitarnos las navidades the neighbours came round to wish us a happy Christmas♦ See also the pronominal verb felicitarse* * *felicitarv/t congratulate (por on)* * *felicitar vtcongratular: to congratulate♦ See also the reflexive verb felicitarse* * *felicitar vb1. (por un logro) to congratulate¡te felicito! congratulations!2. (por cumpleaños) to wish a happy birthdayla felicité el día de su cumpleaños I wished her a happy birthday
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.