recibir

Gente que me recibía.	People who took me in.
Henri, que era un gourmet y un gran cocinero, me recibía con auténticos banquetes y preparaba un maravilloso couscous, acompañado de vinos argelinos.	Henri, who was a gourmet and a great cook, welcomed me with authentic feasts, preparing a wonderful couscous, accompanied by Algerians wines.
A veces Gonella me recibía yendo contra el reglamento del director, el conde Giuseppe Dalle Torre, que no quería visitas en la redacción.	Sometimes Gonella would receive me surreptitiously, infringing the rules of the editor, Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre, who did not want visitors in the editorial office.
Esa nube era más grandiosa que todo, su luz era un baño de paz, un abrazo de amor incondicional que me recibía en su seno, a pesar de mis fallas en mi historia personal.	That cloud was more grandiose than anything was; its light was bathed in peace, a hug of unconditional love that received me in its embrace, despite my errors in my personal life.
En una madre, que me recibía en su hogar los fines de semana junto a su propio hijo, percibía que había demasiada disciplina.	In that one, which on the weekends used to receive me in her home, with her own son, I noticed that there was too much discipline.
Me recibía con gusto y yo era tal vez el único a quien él permitió que le hablara de su salud, de la cual se cuidaba tan poco.	I don't think he ever allowed anyone but myself to speak to him about his health of which he took very little care.