La Palabra del Día : la recompensa
la recompensa (noun) reward
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Como recompensa por su duro trabajo, recibió pronto un ascenso
As a reward for his hard work, he got an early promotion.
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La honestidad es su propria recompensa.
Honesty is its own reward.
Por favor, ¡encuéntrame! Hay una recompensa.
Please, find me! There is a reward.
¿Cuál es la recompensa por hacer buenas acciones?
What is the reward for doing good deeds?
Children are the reward for their parents.
Los niños son la recompensa para sus padres.
For me, the greatest reward for learning Spanish is gaining many good friends.
Para mí, la mayor recompensa por aprender español es ganar muchos buenos amigos.
La recompensa de aprender inglés puede ser tener muchos amigos.
The reward of learning English could be having a lot of friends.
Puedes enseñarle un truco a un perro dándole una recompensa.
You can teach a dog a trick by giving it a reward.
To be wicked is it's own reward.
Ser malvada es su propia recompensa.
One definition of reward is "something of value given in return for an act." In my opinion friendship does not demand a reward. Friendship is the valuable reward.
Una definición de recompensa es "algo de un valor dado a cambio de un acto." En mi opinión, la amistad no exige una recompensa alguna. La amistad es la valiosa recompensa.
La virtud es su propia una recompensa.
Virtue is its own reward. Marcus Tullius Cicero
¿Cúal es mi recompensa en la vida? Pues es la sonrisa de mi nieta al verme, es la confianza y el amor de mi esposa, es la comodidad de mi hogar. Supongo que es la vida en sí misma.
What's my reward in life? Well, it's the smile of my granddaughter when she sees me, it's the trust and love of my wife, it's the comfort of my home. I guess it's my life itself!
La mejor recompensa que una persona puede recibir, es la que se recibe ayudando a los demás.
The best reward a person can receive, is the reward a person receives by helping others.
La recompensa por comiendo es vivar.
Bueno, pasé de curso. Y aqui está la recompensa: ¡Un plato de lentejas!
I passed my grade and all I got as reward was a lousy plate of lentils! 
La recompensa por comienando es vivar. (The reward for eating is to live.)
