1 (approval, acclaim) elogios (m); alabanzas (f) I have nothing but praise for her merece todos mis elogios or alabanzas
he is not much given to praise she was singled out for special praise Kate's reports earned her worldwide praise for her courage and tenacity [all] praise to him for speaking out!
it's beyond praise está por encima de todo elogio Sgt Davison's heroism was beyond praise the vital contribution of the chorus is beyond praise he was [full of] praise for their efforts
he is full of praise for the medical staff se deshace en elogios para con el personal médico she is full of praise for the way in which her company responded to her needs all the ladies are full of praise for the staff and service they received the town is full of praise for the police to [give] praise where praise is due
let's give praise where praise is due elogiemos a quienes se lo merecen she was a stern critic, but a fair one, and she gave praise where praise was due don't crawl or flatter in order to advance your career, but /do be generous enough to give praise where it's due/ I believe in praise where praise is due regardless of one's political allegiance
to heap praise on sb colmar a algn de alabanzas Japanese car bosses have heaped praise on British workers who accelerated their factory into profit a year early high praise indeed' = un verdadero elogio. Algn comenta sobre el elogio que ha hecho algn. Cuando algo/algn recibe high praise' = efusivos elogios'.
that is high praise indeed eso sí que es un elogio de verdad he deserves the [highest] praise for his bravery prototypes of the car have won high praise from reviewers this wine was described as "the Petrus of the Midi" - high praise indeed
he spoke in praise of their achievements elogió sus logros to damn sth with faint praise some people have attempted to damn Gardner with faint praise - they point out that all he is saying is common sense the belief that the US had signalled a policy shift by damning with faint praise the mediation efforts
to be loud in praise of or in one's praises of sth deshacerse en elogios para con algo he had been loud in condemnation of totalitarianism in El Salvador, the Philippines and South Africa, loud in praise of it in Cuba, Ethiopia and the Soviet Union he seemed quite converted in his views of the British Army and was loud in its praises
2 (Rel) alabanza (f) a hymn of praise un himno de alabanza
praise be to God! ¡alabado sea Dios!
let us give praise (un)to the Lord alabemos al Señor Hindus were singing hymns [in] praise of the god Rama I ran to the station and - praise be! - the train was still there
