- obsequiar
- v.1 to give, to give away, to grant, to present.Las víctimas entregaron sus joyas The victims surrendered their jewels.2 to lavish attentions on, to court.3 to present with, to give.* * *obsequiar► verbo transitivo1 (regalar) to give, offer■ la obsequió con unas flores he gave her some flowers* * *VT1) (=regalar)
le obsequiaron un reloj — they presented him with a watch, they gave him a watch
2) Esp (=agasajar)lo van a obsequiar con un banquete — they are going to hold a dinner in his honour o (EEUU) honor
* * *verbo transitivo (frml)a) <persona>obsequiar A alguien CON algo — to present somebody with something, give somebody something
b) (AmL) <reloj/cuadro>obsequiarle algo a alguien — to present somebody with something, give somebody something
* * *verbo transitivo (frml)a) <persona>obsequiar A alguien CON algo — to present somebody with something, give somebody something
b) (AmL) <reloj/cuadro>obsequiarle algo a alguien — to present somebody with something, give somebody something
* * *obsequiar [A1 ]vt1 (frml) ‹persona› obsequiar A algn CON algo to present sb WITH sth, give sb sth, give o present sth TO sbfue obsequiado con un reloj he was presented with o he was given a watchobsequió a los oyentes con la interpretación de su última creación he treated the audience to a performance of his latest work2 (AmL) ‹reloj/cuadro› obsequiar algo A algn; to give o present sth TO sb, present sb WITH sth, give sb sthcuando se jubiló le obsequiaron un hermoso grabado when he retired they presented him with o gave him a beautiful engraving* * *
obsequiar verbo transitivo to give (away)
'obsequiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regalar
English:
give away
- present
* * *obsequiar vtEspobsequiar a alguien con algo, Am [m5]obsequiar a alguien algo to present sb with sth;Esple obsequiaron con un reloj como recuerdo, Am [m5]le obsequiaron un reloj como recuerdo they presented him with a watch as a keepsake;nos obsequiaron con todo tipo de atenciones they lavished all kinds of attention on us;finalizó obsequiando a su público su mayor éxito he ended the concert by rewarding his fans with his greatest hit* * *obsequiarv/t:obsequiar a alguien con algo present s.o. with sth* * *obsequiar vtregalar: to give, to presentlo obsequiaron con una placa: they presented him with a plaque* * *obsequiar vb to give [pt. gave; pp. given]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.