advocate

Romanian translation: recomanda/pleda/milita

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:advocate
Romanian translation:recomanda/pleda/milita
Entered by: Andrei Albu

10:18 Feb 9, 2005
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop
English term or phrase: advocate
The agency advocates that governments adopt a rapid, flexible and liberal process
Bogdan Honciuc
Romania
Local time: 19:37
recomanda
Explanation:
în acest context; altfel, a pleda, susţine, milita etc.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 22 mins (2005-02-09 10:41:00 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------


1 recommend, urge, advocate

push for something; \"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day\"
Category Tree:
express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give_tongue_to
¨^state; say; tell
¨^declare
¨^propose; suggest; advise
¨^recommend, urge, advocate
2 preach, advocate

speak, plead, or argue in favour of; \"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house\"
Category Tree:
act; move
¨^interact
¨^communicate; intercommunicate
¨^talk; speak; utter; mouth; verbalize; verbalise
¨^talk_of; talk_about
¨^hash_out; discuss; talk_over
¨^advise; counsel
¨^urge; urge_on; press; exhort
¨^preach, advocate
¨^sermonize; sermonise; preachify; moralize; moralise


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 47 mins (2005-02-09 11:06:17 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Agenţia recomandă guvernelor să adopte o procedură (nu proces!) rapidă, flexibilă şi liberală...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs 46 mins (2005-02-09 14:04:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Commend


Definition: Commend
Commend
Verb
1. Express approval of.

2. Present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; \"His paintings commend him to the artistic world\".

3. Give to in charge; \"I commend my children to you\".

4. Express a good opinion of.

5. Mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; \"Remember me to your wife\".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.



Date \"commend\" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Note: Commend \\Com*mend\"\\, noun. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obsolete]. (Websters 1913)




Synonyms: Commend
Synonyms: recommend (v), remember (v). (additional references)

Top

Synonyms within Context: Commend
Context Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget\'s Thesaurus).
Approbation Commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment; pay a tribute, bepraise; clap the hands; applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore; panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff; extol, extol to the skies; magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of; flatter; bless, give a blessing to; have a good word for, say a good word for; speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of; sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of; resound the praises of; sing praises to; cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo.

Source: adapted from Roget\'s Thesaurus.

Selected response from:

Andrei Albu
Romania
Local time: 19:37
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4recomanda
Andrei Albu
4 +3a sprijini, a susţine
Irene S.


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a sprijini, a susţine


Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 mins (2005-02-09 10:22:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Agenţia sprijină guvernele în adoptarea unui proces rapid, flexibil şi liberal.

Irene S.
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eVerbum (X)
2 mins
  -> mulţumesc

neutral  Andrei Albu: atunci ar fi fost "supports", "helps", "assists" etc. În nici un caz nu putem s-o luăm invers. Vezi în răspunsul meu definiţia verbului advocate.
10 mins
  -> putem s-o luăm şi invers: ar fi fost "recommends"

agree  Oana Clapa: sustine ideea?
2 hrs
  -> da, ar merge şi aşa

agree  Bogdan Burghelea: to advocate = to speak or write insupport of; be in favour of (Webster's New College Dictionary)
3 hrs
  -> mulţumesc, Bogdan
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
recomanda


Explanation:
în acest context; altfel, a pleda, susţine, milita etc.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 22 mins (2005-02-09 10:41:00 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------


1 recommend, urge, advocate

push for something; \"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day\"
Category Tree:
express; verbalize; verbalise; utter; give_tongue_to
¨^state; say; tell
¨^declare
¨^propose; suggest; advise
¨^recommend, urge, advocate
2 preach, advocate

speak, plead, or argue in favour of; \"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house\"
Category Tree:
act; move
¨^interact
¨^communicate; intercommunicate
¨^talk; speak; utter; mouth; verbalize; verbalise
¨^talk_of; talk_about
¨^hash_out; discuss; talk_over
¨^advise; counsel
¨^urge; urge_on; press; exhort
¨^preach, advocate
¨^sermonize; sermonise; preachify; moralize; moralise


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 47 mins (2005-02-09 11:06:17 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Agenţia recomandă guvernelor să adopte o procedură (nu proces!) rapidă, flexibilă şi liberală...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs 46 mins (2005-02-09 14:04:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Commend


Definition: Commend
Commend
Verb
1. Express approval of.

2. Present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; \"His paintings commend him to the artistic world\".

3. Give to in charge; \"I commend my children to you\".

4. Express a good opinion of.

5. Mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; \"Remember me to your wife\".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.



Date \"commend\" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Note: Commend \\Com*mend\"\\, noun. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obsolete]. (Websters 1913)




Synonyms: Commend
Synonyms: recommend (v), remember (v). (additional references)

Top

Synonyms within Context: Commend
Context Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget\'s Thesaurus).
Approbation Commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment; pay a tribute, bepraise; clap the hands; applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore; panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff; extol, extol to the skies; magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of; flatter; bless, give a blessing to; have a good word for, say a good word for; speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of; sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of; resound the praises of; sing praises to; cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo.

Source: adapted from Roget\'s Thesaurus.



Andrei Albu
Romania
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Marginean: agree
4 mins
  -> Mulţumesc

agree  Rodica Stefan: "pledeaza" parca suna cel mai bine aici
10 mins
  -> Mulţumesc. Totuşi, ştiind despre ce agenţie e vorba, aş zice că ei "recomandă"

agree  Marcella Magda
28 mins
  -> Mulţumesc

agree  elenus
30 mins
  -> Mulţumesc

neutral  Bogdan Burghelea: a recomanda = to commend vt. 2 to mention as worthy of attention; recommend
3 hrs
  -> Confunzi: to commend - folosit mai ales cu sensul de a lăuda, aproba, recomanda pe cineva (alt sens al lui recomanda); vezi mai sus. Vezi sensul 1 din DEX al lui recomanda: a îndemna, a sfătui, a prescrie, a indica, a propune. Ceea e cu totul altceva ;-)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search