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She no longer spoilt her and praised her and agreed with everything.
Había dejado de mirarla, alabarla y darle la razón en todo.
Obsequious critics, who may not dare do other than praise her.
Críticos obsequiosos, que quizá no se atrevan a hacer otra cosa más que alabarla.
Hans was overwhelmed by a sudden urge to praise her or to run away as fast as he could.
A Hans lo asaltó una intensa necesidad de alabarla o de salir corriendo.
"You should see the marvellous teas that go on the table in Benny's house," Jack said, trying to praise her.
—Tendríais que ver los tés tan maravillosos que sirven en casa de Benny —dijo Jack intentando alabarla—.
Maestra Oliviero returned to school alive and began to concern herself with Lila, not to punish her, as would have seemed to us natural, but to praise her.
La maestra Oliviero regresó al colegio viva, y empezó a ocuparse de Lila no para castigarla, como nos habría parecido natural, sino para alabarla.
above all, her deeply felt laments about “no-good men,” moving performances that led the Chicago Defender to praise her as the “singer of blues that are really blue.”
y, por encima de todo, sus lamentos, profundamente sentidos, por «los malditos hombres», emocionantes interpretaciones que llevaron al Chicago Defender a alabarla en estos términos: «una cantante de blues que son realmente blue».
She relished all her life: giving birth, the labor on the land, eating and drinking and sleeping, sweeping and setting in rude order her house and hearing the women in the hamlet praise her for her skill in work and sewing;
Gozaba de toda su vida, dando a luz, trabajando la tierra, comiendo y bebiendo y durmiendo, barriendo y arreglando su casa y oyendo a las mujeres de la aldea alabarla por su habilidad en el trabajo y la costura.
He would wake up after midday when the heat in that room had become infernal, then head straight down to the river to wash after eating whatever Norma gave him, never once complaining, but not praising her either, because he knew full well that Chabela was the one who paid for that food.
Él se despertaba pasado el medio día, cuando el calor en aquel cuartito se tornaba infernal, y se iba al río a bañarse después de haber comido lo que fuera que Norma le ofreciera, sin quejarse jamás pero tampoco sin alabarla, porque bien que sabía que aquella comida la pagaba Chabela.
Since then, the most eminent persons have agreed to praise her.
Desde entonces, las personas más eminentes han estado de acuerdo en elogiarla.
To praise her openly in her presence seemed to him unnecessary.
Elogiarla personal y abiertamente le parecía innecesario.
Charming, refined, noble, I can never praise her as she deserves.
Graciosa, refinada, noble, jamás podré elogiarla como ella lo merece.
She explained to the priest, at which our old master grinned widely and began to praise her.
Ella se lo explicó al sacerdote, y nuestro antiguo amo sonrió de oreja a oreja y comenzó a elogiarla.
In the end people gave in, and were even, however unwillingly, compelled to praise her. 14.
Al final la gente acababa cediendo e incluso, aunque fuese a regañadientes, se veía obligada a elogiarla. 14
The cat was very proud, and any time she brought the cat out of the cupboard after that I had to stroke and praise her immediately.
La gata estaba muy orgullosa y cada vez que volvía a sacar a su cría del armario yo tenía que acariciarla y elogiarla.
She would have reached out and set a hand on his sleeve then, though with what motive she did not know, but other people crowded about, wishing to talk with her, congratulate her, and praise her performance.
Ella habría alargado la mano para cogerle la manga, aunque no sabía por qué, pero en ese momento se le acercaron otras personas, con el deseo de hablar con ella, felicitarla y elogiarle su interpretación.
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