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Meanings of laurels in English

Portuguese
galardão
Catalan
llorer
Spanish
laurel
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A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.

galardão
Usage of laurels in English
1
Not resting on our laurels on something that happened four years ago.
Radio NZ
2
Dr Jarman said New Zealanders could not afford rest on their laurels.
Radio NZ
3
The splendid laurels of the last campaign have flourished in the north.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The America...
4
The wedding march was the wind among the laurels and the pines.
Sergeant York And His People
5
Then he crossed the drive and regained the shelter of the laurels.
The Yellow Streak
6
The fatigues will remain in full force, though the laurels be denied.
Women and the Alphabet: A Series of Essays
7
Fame plants her laurels over the grave, and there they flourish best.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2
8
We reached the cottage of the Great Man with the fresh laurels.
The River and I
9
The laurels and laurustines were somewhat damaged, but only in hot aspects.
The Natural History of Selborne
10
That service will always remain among the laurels of the black regiments.
Army Life in a Black Regiment
11
The Regiment had already won its laurels at the Battle of Loos.
The Story of the "9th King's" in France
12
Don't expect The President Hotel to be resting of their laurels, though.
The South African
13
Stephen Betham says the players know they can't rest on their laurels.
Radio NZ
14
He kept behind the laurels, and made a half-circuit of the house.
The Whirlpool
15
Last week, you might have been tempted to rest on your laurels.
Ebony
16
Certainly all the laurels belong to the method of absolute, measured observations.
The Glands Regulating Personality / A Study of the Glands of Int...
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common