bless in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bless in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bless <pt blessed, pp blessed or arch blest> [Am blɛs, Brit blɛs] VB trans

1. bless (give benediction):

bless

bendecir

may the Lord bless you

que el Señor te bendiga

2. bless (favor) usu pass:

to be blessed with sth we have been blessed with good health

tenemos la suerte de gozar de buena salud

they were blessed with a son

Dios los bendijo con un hijo

3. bless in interj phrases:

bless you! (to sb who sneezes)

¡salud!

bless you! (to sb who sneezes)

¡Jesús! Spain

bless you! (expressing gratitude) inf

muchísimas gracias

bless you! (as benediction)

(que) Dios te (or los etc.) bendiga

he's done all the ironing, bless him! inf

ha planchado toda la ropa ¡qué tierno! inf

bless her heart, she's fallen asleep

la pobrecita se ha quedado dormida

Jane, bless her heart, has offered to put us up

la buena de Jane nos ha ofrecido alojamiento

bless me/my soul! inf

¡válgame Dios!

I'll be blessed if I can remember his name inf

por nada del mundo me puedo acordar de cómo se llama

4. bless (consecrate):

bless wine/bread/marriage

bendecir

5. bless (adore):

bless

bendecir

bless the Lord!

¡bendito or alabado sea el Señor!

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God bless (you)

que Dios te bendiga

goodnight, God bless

hasta mañana si Dios quiere

(God) bless my soul! as interj dated

¡Dios me ampare!

Translations for bless in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bendecir

to bless

¡que Dios te bendiga!

God bless you!

bendecir el agua

to bless the water

bendigo la hora en que lo conocí

I bless the day that I met him

¡ave María Purísima! (como saludo) dated

God bless this house

santiguar

to bless

¡Jesús! (cuando alguien estornuda) Spain

bless you!

dotar a alg. de o con algo

to endow o bless sb with sth

¡salud! (cuando alguien estornuda) LatAm

bless you!

que Dios se lo pague

God bless you

que Dios te bendiga

God bless you

bless in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bless in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bless [bles] VB trans

bless

bendecir

Phrases:

bless him/her!

¡bendito sea!

bless you! (on sneezing)

¡Jesús!

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God bless

que Dios te/le... bendiga

Translations for bless in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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¡Jesús! (al estornudar)

bless you!

bendecir

to bless

¡salud! (al estornudar)

bless you!

Dios te bendiga

God bless you

bless Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

God bless

que Dios te/le... bendiga

bless him/her!

¡bendito sea!

bless you! (on sneezing)

¡Jesús!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its "barakah" (spiritual influence, blessing) is experienced by tens of thousands of disciples and visitors.

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Soon after the exorcism, the house was blessed to prevent the evil spirits from returning.

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In return for their efforts to mourn the dead, the living believe they will be similarly blessed with a large crowd at their funerals.

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She blessed him and told him of her life on earth and her resolve to end it.

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In turn, the child extends his right hand toward the viewer in blessing while holding a book of gospels in his left hand.

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Once the locals heard, they finally believed that the area was truly blessed by their great monastery.

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All the teachers and students expressed their views, recalled their sweet past memories and teachers blessed and addressed the students.

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Faculties for blessing cemeteries and church bells may be delegated to priests.

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If he blessed your idea for new legislation, he would introduce the bill, drafted the way he wanted it and under his name....

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The well was said to have been blessed by the late founder who use it for healing all kinds of diseases.

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