had been praising
-había estado elogiando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofpraise.There are other translations for this conjugation.
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praise

NOUN
(approval)-el elogio
Synonyms for praise
congratulations
felicidades
kudos
el prestigio
acclaim
la aclamación
acknowledgment
el reconocimiento
admiration
la admiración
approval
la aprobación
esteem
la estima
favor
el favor
flattery
la adulación
gratitude
la gratitud
ovation
la ovación
Antonyms for praise
condemnation
la condena
derision
la burla
disapproval
la desaprobación
gripe
la queja
grumble
la queja
hate
el odio
mockery
la burla
protest
la queja
put-down
el desaire
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to applaud)-elogiar
Synonyms for praise
commend
elogiar
laud
alabar
acclaim
aclamar
applaud
aplaudir
bravo
bravo
cheer
aclamar
clap
aplaudir
congratulate
felicitar
extol
ensalzar
glorify
glorificar
memorialize
conmemorar
Antonyms for praise
decry
condenar
disparage
menospreciar
gripe
quejarse
insult
insultar
look down on
menospreciar
mock
burlarse de
regret
arrepentirse de
traduce
calumniar
berate
reprender
blacken
manchar
carp
criticar
chastise
reprender
chide
reprender
come down on
castigar
criticize
criticar
dis
faltar el respeto
get after
perseguir
groan
gruñir
hate
odiar
indict
condenar
lament
lamentar
libel
difamar
savage
criticar con saña
NOUN
(religious)-la alabanza
Synonyms for praise
benediction
la bendición
Antonyms for praise
anathema
el anatema
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