Use tribute para un discurso, canción, ceremonia, regalo u obra que honra a una persona, grupo, acontecimiento o influencia.
Use tribute para un discurso, canción, ceremonia, regalo u obra que honra a una persona, grupo, acontecimiento o influencia.
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| They paid tribute the singer. | They paid tribute to the singer. |
| The concert was a tribute for her father. | The concert was a tribute to her father. |
| He made homage to the teacher. | He paid tribute to the teacher. |
Use tribute en la estructura be a tribute to cuando un resultado demuestra lo bueno o eficaz que es algo.
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| Her success is a tribute of hard work. | Her success is a tribute to hard work. |
| The design is tribute to the team. | The design is a tribute to the team. |
| The win paid tribute to training. | The win was a tribute to training. |
Use tribute para un pago debido hacia una autoridad más fuerte, sobre todo al escribir sobre imperios, vasallos o protección.
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| The empire paid tribute from the province. | The province paid tribute to the empire. |
| Tribute was just a friendly present. | Tribute was often an imposed payment. |
| The king received tribute to his vassals. | The king received tribute from his vassals. |
Use tribute como verbo solo cuando se quiera el sentido antiguo de pagar o ceder algo como tributo, y prefiera pay tribute to en el inglés moderno común.
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| The mayor tributed the poet. | The mayor paid tribute to the poet. |
| She tributed the delay to traffic. | She attributed the delay to traffic. |
| The towns tribute grain yesterday. | The towns tributed grain yesterday. |
Use tribute en este sentido solo para la abreviación vulgar adulta de cum tribute, y deje claros el consentimiento y el contexto.
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| A tribute concert uses adult slang. | A tribute concert uses the respect sense. |
| Every online tribute is sexual. | Only adult contexts make tribute sexual slang. |
| A cum tribute is a memorial speech. | A cum tribute is vulgar adult slang. |
Use tribute sobre todo para honrar a alguien o para algo que demuestra valor, y reserve los sentidos de pago, verbo y jerga para contextos claros.
Pay tribute to es la forma moderna habitual, mientras que tribute someone suena incorrecto salvo en un sentido arcaico de pago.
Del inglés medio tribut, del francés antiguo tribut y del latín tributum, pago o cosa aportada, de tribuere, asignar, repartir, conceder o pagar.