English-Spanish translations for congratulate

• felicitar
  Quiero felicitar a la Comisión. I wish to congratulate the Commission.
  Permítanme felicitar de nuevo al señor Gauzès. Let me congratulate Mr Gauzès once again.
  Me gustaría felicitar al ponente. I would like to congratulate the rapporteur.

Definition of congratulate

• To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person it is felt for
• To consider oneself fortunate in some matter

Examples

• Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.
• I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

Related words

• congratulations
• congratulation
• congratulatory
• congratulator
• congratulatory telegram