recognition

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rek′əg nish′ən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
recognition n (of a person)reconocimiento nm
  identificación nf
 At first Julia had no idea who Harry was, but then he saw recognition in her eyes.
 Al principio Julia no sabía quién era Harry, pero pronto él vio reconocimiento en sus ojos.
recognition n (of achievement) (de un éxito)reconocimiento nm
 Julian deserves recognition for exceeding his sales targets for the third month in a row.
 Julian merece reconocimiento por haber superado su límite de ventas durante tres meses seguido.
recognition n (by peers for work)reconocimiento nm
 Natasha's colleagues gave her work the recognition it deserved.
 Los colegas de Natasha le dieron el reconocimiento que merecía.
recognition n (realization)comprensión nf
  entendimiento nm
 Janet was confused, but slowly the recognition dawned that she had been conned.
 Janet estaba confundida, pero pronto logró la comprensión de que la habían estafado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
recognition n (acceptance of truth)aceptación nf
  reconocimiento nm
 Finally, Tom came to the recognition that Imogen didn't love him anymore.
 Finalmente, a Tom le llegó la aceptación de que Imogen ya no lo amaba.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
beyond recognition adj (no longer recognizable)irreconocible adj mf
beyond recognition adv (in a way leaves [sth] unrecongizable)irreconociblemente adv
gain recognition vtr + n (become known for achievements)obtener reconocimiento loc verb
  ganar reconocimiento loc verb
  (alguien en particular)ganar el reconocimiento de loc verb
 Many published articles have helped my doctor gain recognition in his field of medical practice.
 Varios artículos publicados ayudaron a mi médico a obtener reconocimiento en su especialidad.
give recognition vtr + n (acknowledge [sth] or [sb] as important)dar reconocimiento loc verb
  reconocer⇒ vtr
  apreciar⇒ vtr
 This award is to give recognition for all your hard work.
 WordReference.com gives recognition to the place of mutual understanding in international relations.
 Este premio es para dar reconocimiento a todo su esfuerzo.
in recognition of [sth] expr (to mark or acknowledge [sth])en reconocimiento a, en reconocimiento por loc prep
 He was awarded a medal in recognition of his work for the community.
 Le dieron una medalla en reconocimiento a su labor por la comunidad.
nonrecognition,
non-recognition n		 (refusal to formally acknowledge: government, country, etc)no reconocimiento loc nom m
OCR n initialism (optical character recognition) (reconocimiento óptico de carácteres)ROC loc nom m
optical character recognition n (electronic data entry method)reconocimiento óptico de carácteres loc nom m
pattern recognition n (computing: basing action on pattern found in data) (Informática)reconocimiento de patrones loc nom m
speech recognition n (computers)reconocimiento de voz nm + loc adj
voice recognition (computers)reconocimiento de voz nm + loc adj
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'recognition' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brand awareness - Brownie point - comity of nations - enforcement of foreign judgments - FUBAR - OCR - pattern matching - self-affirmation - signature scanning - take credit - unrewarded - well-rewarded
Spanish:
consagración - espaldarazo - reconocimiento - convalidación - bajo mi palabra - en recompensa - en reconocimiento a - hacer méritos - mención honorífica - reconocimiento público - reconocimiento social - reivindicación - visión espacial

Collocations: [voice, face] recognition, a [jolt, flash] of recognition, his eyes [flickered, flashed] in recognition, more...

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