abanderar

English translation: presented the flag to/bestowed the honor of carrying the flag (on)

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Spanish term or phrase:abanderar
English translation:presented the flag to/bestowed the honor of carrying the flag (on)
Entered by: Marcelo González

22:00 Apr 26, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: abanderar
Estimados colegas, ¿cuál es la manera más natural de decir este verbo en inglés, dentro de este contexto?:

El Rector abanderó a la delegación que va a la Universiada 2006 en Mérida, Yucatán
Luis Medina
Mexico
Local time: 15:51
presented the flag to/bestowed the honor of carrying the flag (on)
Explanation:
xxx abanderó a la delegación = xxx presented the flag to/bestowed the flag on the delegation

bestow (bî-sto´) verb, transitive
bestowed, bestowing, bestows
1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Moyers has also been **bestowed with the Medal of Excellence** from the Board of Regents of the State of New York; the George Foster Peabody Award for political ...
www.facinghistory.org/facing/ fhao2.nsf/newsmakers/Bill+Moyers?opendocument - 15k

Another option might be "the delegation was bestowed by xxx (with) the honor of carrying the flag"
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 11:51
Grading comment
Perfect, thank you Marcelo.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2presented the flag to/bestowed the honor of carrying the flag (on)
Marcelo González
3awarded/gave the flag to
María José Cerdá
3 -1recognized
Denise DeVries


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
recognized


Explanation:
noted and appreciated their presence


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?v=tb1&spe...
Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 17:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: Abanderar = entregar la bandera o llevarla.
8 mins
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
awarded/gave the flag to


Explanation:
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María José Cerdá
Argentina
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
presented the flag to/bestowed the honor of carrying the flag (on)


Explanation:
xxx abanderó a la delegación = xxx presented the flag to/bestowed the flag on the delegation

bestow (bî-sto´) verb, transitive
bestowed, bestowing, bestows
1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Moyers has also been **bestowed with the Medal of Excellence** from the Board of Regents of the State of New York; the George Foster Peabody Award for political ...
www.facinghistory.org/facing/ fhao2.nsf/newsmakers/Bill+Moyers?opendocument - 15k

Another option might be "the delegation was bestowed by xxx (with) the honor of carrying the flag"

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 11:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 542
Grading comment
Perfect, thank you Marcelo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Díez
5 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Pilar!

agree  Paula Hernández
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Paula!
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