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"Recomendar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to recommend", and "recomendación" is a noun which is often translated as "recommendation". Learn more about the difference between "recomendar" and "recomendación" below.
recomendar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to suggest)
a. to recommend
No te recomiendo salir con tu jefe.I would not recommend that you go out with your boss.
b. to advise
El médico me ha recomendado no comer tanto azúcar.The doctor has advised me not eat so much sugar.
la recomendación(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (counsel)
a. recommendation
Hoy la recomendación del chef es nuestra merluza en salsa de almejas.The recommendation of the chef today is our hake in clam sauce.
b. advice
La cantante dijo haber suspendido su gira por recomendación del médico.The singer said she had canceled her tour per the advice of her doctor.
2. (reference)
a. recommendation
Suelo pedir a mis clientes que dejen una recomendación de mi trabajo en mis perfiles profesionales online.I usually ask my clients to leave a recommendation of my work on my professional profiles online.
