Recompensa

Recompensa
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for April 27, 2009

recompensa (feminine noun (la)) — reward. Look up recompensa in the dictionary

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

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.

Cuando mis perras son buena, las doy las recompensas.

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

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

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

¿Quieres decir que son palabras muy cultas?

it's different from a prize, right?

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