B1 noun Neutre

Recommendation

/ˌrek.ə.menˈdeɪ.ʃən/

A suggestion or advice that someone or something is good and should be chosen. In tourism, it usually refers to advice about which hotels, restaurants, or places to visit.

Exemples

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1

Do you have any recommendations for things to do in the evening?

Do you have any advice on what we should do tonight?

2

Our policy is based on the recommendations of the tourism board.

Our rules follow the advice given by the official tourism group.

3

Thanks for the recommendation; the pizza was amazing!

Thank you for telling me about this place; the food was great.

Famille de mots

Nom
recommendation
Verb
recommend
Adjectif
recommended
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Astuce mémo

Think: Re-Commend. You are 'commending' (praising) it again.

Quiz rapide

We went to that cafe on your ___.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : recommendation

Exemples

1

Do you have any recommendations for things to do in the evening?

everyday

Do you have any advice on what we should do tonight?

2

Our policy is based on the recommendations of the tourism board.

formal

Our rules follow the advice given by the official tourism group.

3

Thanks for the recommendation; the pizza was amazing!

informal

Thank you for telling me about this place; the food was great.

4

The study analyzes how social media recommendations affect travel choices.

academic

The research looks at how advice on websites changes where people go.

5

Most of our customers come to us through personal recommendation.

business

Most of our clients find us because a friend told them we are good.

Famille de mots

Nom
recommendation
Verb
recommend
Adjectif
recommended

Collocations courantes

give a recommendation to offer advice
follow a recommendation to do what was suggested
highly recommendation strong advice to try something
personal recommendation advice from someone you know
letter of recommendation a formal note saying someone is good

Phrases Courantes

on someone's recommendation

because someone suggested it

acting on a recommendation

following the advice given

top recommendation

the best piece of advice

Souvent confondu avec

Recommendation vs Suggestion

A suggestion is just an idea; a recommendation usually implies that the person has tried it and thinks it is good.

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Notes d'usage

Commonly used in the phrase 'on the recommendation of [person]'.

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Erreurs courantes

The spelling is often tricky; remember double 'm' is not there, it's 'r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d' (one c, two m's).

💡

Astuce mémo

Think: Re-Commend. You are 'commending' (praising) it again.

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Origine du mot

From Latin 'recommendare', to commit to one's care.

Modèles grammaticaux

recommendation for [something] on the recommendation of a recommendation that...
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Contexte culturel

Sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp are entirely built on user recommendations.

Quiz rapide

We went to that cafe on your ___.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : recommendation

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