Recommandation (en. Recommendation)

/ʁe.kɔ.mɑ̃.da.sjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Advice given to someone to guide their choices.

His recommendation helped me choose a good restaurant.

Sa recommandation m'a aidé à choisir un bon restaurant.

Support or endorsement of a person or product.

The document contains several recommendations from experts.

Le document contient plusieurs recommandations des experts.

Documents or letters recommending a person for a position.

He provided letters of recommendation for his application file.

Il a fourni des lettres de recommandation pour son dossier de candidature.

From Latin 'recommendatio', from 'recommendare' which means 'to bring to mind'.

official recommendation

Advice given in a formal context.

recommandation officielle

letter of recommendation

Written document providing a favorable opinion about a person.

lettre de recommandation

to follow a recommendation

To act according to the given advice.

suivre une recommandation

to recommend

To make a recommendation to someone.

recommander

referencing

Action of mentioning or suggesting something.

référencement

opinion

Opinion or position expressed on a subject.

avis

Friendly advice

Take the time to think, it's my friend's recommendation.

Prends le temps de réfléchir, c'est ma recommandation d'ami.

Good plan

It's a good plan, you should follow this recommendation.

C'est un bon plan, tu devrais suivre cette recommandation.