bless

salud

Se dice «bless you» por cortesía cuando alguien estornuda, como «salud».

En inglés sencillo: You say “bless you” as a polite response when someone sneezes.

• Bless you! Do you need a tissue?
• She sneezed, and I said, “Bless you!”
• When someone sneezes, Dad always says, “Bless you.”

Expresiones frecuentes: bless you, bless you again

bendecir

Dicho de Dios, dar ayuda, protección o cosas buenas a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: If God does this, he gives someone help, protection, or good things.

• May God bless you.
• They believe the Lord has blessed their family.
• She prayed that God would bless their new home.

Expresiones frecuentes: god bless someone, bless our home, bless this family

bendecir

Se usa para bendecir a alguien con palabras que expresan agradecimiento, cariño o compasión.

En inglés sencillo: You say this to show thanks, affection, or sympathy towards someone.

• You brought me tea? Bless you!
• Bless her, she remembered my birthday.
• He tried so hard, bless him.

Expresiones frecuentes: bless you, bless him, bless her

dotar, bendecir

Dar algo bueno a alguien; suele indicar que esa persona tiene suerte de poseerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone something good; usually used to say that someone is lucky to have it.

• She is blessed with a beautiful voice.
• We have been blessed with good health.
• Nature blessed the island with rich soil.

Cómo se usa: be blessed with something (He is blessed with a good memory.); bless someone with something (Life has blessed them with wonderful friends.)

Sinónimos: gift, endow

Expresiones frecuentes: bless someone with something, bless us with something

bendecir

Rezar para pedir a Dios que ayude o proteja a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To say a prayer asking God to help or protect someone or something.

• The priest blessed the children.
• Grandmother blesses the food before we eat.
• They asked a bishop to bless their marriage.

Expresiones frecuentes: bless the food, bless a marriage, bless someone

aprobar, dar el visto bueno

Aprobar un plan o una decisión, a menudo desde una posición de autoridad.

En inglés sencillo: To approve a plan or decision, often from a position of authority.

• The board blessed the plan.
• Has the manager blessed this change?
• They would not proceed until the committee blessed the deal.

Sinónimos: approve, endorse

Antónimos: reject

Expresiones frecuentes: bless a plan, bless a deal, bless a proposal