Recompensa

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for April 27, 2009

recompensa (feminine noun (la)) — reward. Look up recompensa in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/recompensa)

No debes hacer algo bueno sólo para recibir una recompensa.
You shouldn't do a good deed just to receive a reward.

[poli]

This is recompense in English. It is a high-tone word, that you may hear now and them. Example: The laborers word twelve hour shifts and received little in the form of recompense.

[chileno]

This is recompense in English. It is a high-tone word, that you may hear now and them. Example: The laborers word twelve hour shifts and received little in the form of recompense.

Right.

What happens is that "reward" is used sometimes as recompense.

[Fazor]

Cuando mis perras son buena, las doy las recompensas.

[irmamar]

This is recompense in English. It is a high-tone word, that you may hear now and them. Example: The laborers word twelve hour shifts and received little in the form of recompense.

Could you tell me what is a "high-tone word". Thanks.

[irmamar]

Cuando mis perras son buena, las doy las recompensas.

Usually you'd say it in singular:"les doy la recompensa" o "las recompenso":)

[poli]

High-tone word es una palaba de alto registro. La mayoría de la gente no usa o no entiende esas palabras de alto registro.

[irmamar]

¿Quieres decir que son palabras muy cultas?

[Jessica]

it's different from a prize, right?

[irmamar]

it's different from a prize, right?

I thought "prize" was "premio":confused: