Polyglot Dictionary

galardonar

/ɡalaɾðoˈnaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
galardono
preterite (yo)
galardoné
past participle
galardonado

Meaning

  1. to award

    • Lo galardonaron con un premio.

      He was awarded a prize.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adjudicar

galardonar specifically means to award a prize or honor for merit, like an actor; adjudicar is the general or legal word for awarding or allocating something, like a contract by decision.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

adjudicar

adjudicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Portuguese

premiar

premiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Practice

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