Admirar
Example: Sempre admiro la manera com resols els problemes difícils.
Definition
"Admirar" means to regard someone or something with great respect, pleasure, or approval, often because of excellence or impressive qualities. For example, one might say, "I always admire the way you solve difficult problems," expressing deep appreciation and awe.
Etymology
The word "admirar" comes from the Latin verb admirari, which means 'to wonder at' or 'to admire.' It combines ad- (toward) with mirari (to wonder), showing how admiration originally involved a sense of wonder or amazement. Did you know that admiration was once closely linked to the feeling of astonishment?
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"Admirar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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