Usted buscó: congratulava (Italiano - Inglés)

a capo della manifestazione c'era naturalmente il re-bambino che consegnava i premi e si congratulava con i vincitori.
the chief of the exhibition was the child-king who gave the prizes and congratulated the people. on the contrary, the exceptional guest changed every year and was chosen among the children who didn't live in fruttilandia and didn't like vegetables.

nel testo il papa si congratulava con loro per il fatto di aver proclamato una domenica per la loro opera. insomma, il papa diveniva quasi uno sponsor pubblicitario di tale iniziativa.
in the text the pope congratulated them on the fact of having proclaimed a sunday for their foundation. in short, it made the pope almost a sponsor advertising the affair.

ma san paolo era consapevole di predicare la parola di dio, e si congratulava con i tessalonicesi perché avevano ricevuto il messaggio proclamato da lui non come discorso umano, ma come parola di dio che opera in chi crede.
but saint paul was aware of preaching the word of god, and congratulated the thessalonians because they had received the message proclaimed by him not as human speech, but as the word of god that works in those who believe.

a proposito del telegramma che ho inviato all' onorevole berlusconi, come lei avrà certamente notato, onorevole staes, ho precisato che mi congratulavo con lui a titolo personale.
as for the telegram i sent mr berlusconi, i am sure you took note of the fact that i had made it quite clear that i was congratulating him on a personal basis.