Recommander (en. Recommend)

/ʁəkɔmɑ̃de/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To advise someone to do something.

I recommend that you visit this museum.

Je te recommande de visiter ce musée.

To recommend a product or service.

Experts recommend this antibiotic for this type of infection.

Les experts recommandent ce antibiotique pour ce type d'infection.

To praise someone.

She recommended me for the position because of my skills.

Elle m'a recommandé pour le poste grâce à mes compétences.

From the Latin 'recommendare', formed from 're-' and 'commendare'.

to recommend warmly

To suggest enthusiastically or insistently.

recommander chaudement

to recommend a friend

To advise someone to trust a friend or acquaintance.

recommander un ami

to be recommended

To have the support or approval of someone.

être recommandé

recommendation

The action of recommending.

recommandation

advice

A piece of advice given to help someone make a decision.

conseil

precaution

A measure taken to avoid a risk.

précaution

To easily recommend something.

It's a good plan, I recommend it without hesitation.

C'est un bon plan, je te le recommande sans hésiter.

To give good advice informally.

You should really recommend it to all your friends.

Tu devrais vraiment le recommander à tous tes potes.