bless

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bendecir

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bless

(pt & pp blessed [blest])

[bles]

verbo transitivo

1. bendecir (say blessing for)

God bless you! -> ¡(que) Dios te bendiga!
bless you! -> ¡salud!(when someone sneezes), ¡jesús! (español de España)
he is blessed with quick wits -> tiene la suerte de ser muy espabilado
they have been blessed with two fine children -> han tenido dos hermosos hijos

bless [bles]

1. Bendecir (give benediction), prosperar, hacer feliz.

2. Bendecir, desear o pedir la felicidad y prosperidad de otra persona.

3. Alabar, dar alabanzas por los beneficios recibidos.

He’s blessed with good health -> goza de buena salud
Bless you! -> ¡salud
Bless me/my soul! -> ¡válgame Dios
Bless the Lord! -> ¡bendito, alabado sea el Señor

va., ¡Jesús! (to somebody who sneezes), muchísimas gracias (expressing gratitude).

bless [bles]

verb:transitive

1 [+God, priest] bendecir

God bless you! ¡Dios te bendiga!; God bless the Pope! ¡Dios guarde al Papa!; bless you! ¡qué cielo eres!; (after sneezing) ¡Jesús!; and Paul, bless him or bless his heart, had no idea that ... y Paul, el pobre, no tenía ni idea de que ...; to bless o.s. santiguarse

they were never blessed with children Dios jamás les dio la bendición de los hijos; she is blessed with every virtue la adornan mil virtudes; I bless the day I bought it bendigo el día que lo compré

well I'm blessed! God bless my soul! ¡vaya por Dios!

I'm blessed if I know (Britain) no tengo ni idea

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Verb Conjugation for "bless" (go to bendecir)

Imperative

bless
you bless
he/she blesses
we bless
you bless
they bless

Preterite

I blessed
you blessed
he/she blessed
we blessed
you blessed
they blessed

Present Continuous

I am blessing
you are blessing
he/she is blessing
we are blessing
you are blessing
they are blessing

Present Perfect

I have blest
you have blest
he/she has blest
we have blest
you have blest
they have blest

Past Continuous

I was blessing
you were blessing
he/she was blessing
we were blessing
you were blessing
they were blessing

Past Perfect

I had blest
you had blest
he/she had blest
we had blest
you had blest
they had blest

Future

I will bless
you will bless
he/she will bless
we will bless
you will bless
they will bless

Future Perfect

I will have blest
you will have blest
he/she will have blest
we will have blest
you will have blest
they will have blest

Future Continuous

I will be blessing
you will be blessing
he/she will be blessing
we will be blessing
you will be blessing
they will be blessing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been blessing
you have been blessing
he/she has been blessing
we have been blessing
you have been blessing
they have been blessing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been blessing
you will have been blessing
he/she will have been blessing
we will have been blessing
you will have been blessing
they will have been blessing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been blessing
you had been blessing
he/she had been blessing
we had been blessing
you had been blessing
they had been blessing

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