com·pli·ment (k m pl -mnt)n. 1. An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation. 2. A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect. 3. compliments Good wishes; regards: Extend my compliments to your parents. See Usage Note at complement. tr.v. com·pli·ment·ed, com·pli·ment·ing, com·pli·ments 1. To pay a compliment to. 2. To show fondness, regard, or respect for by giving a gift or performing a favor. [French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir, to complete, from Latin compl  re, to fill up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + plre, to fill; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
compliment
n [ˈkɒmplɪmənt]
1. a remark or act expressing respect, admiration, etc.
2. (usually plural) a greeting of respect or regard
vb [ˈkɒmplɪˌmɛnt] (tr)
1. to express admiration of; congratulate or commend
2. to express or show respect or regard for, esp by a gift
[from French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir to complete, do what is fitting, be polite]
Usage: Avoid confusion with complement
Compliment of sycophants—Madden.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  compliment - a remark (or act) expressing praise and admirationcongratulations, extolment, kudos, praise - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" trade-last - a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me flattery - excessive or insincere praise |
| Verb | 1. | compliment - say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| 2. | compliment - express respect or esteem for greet - send greetings to |
compliment
noun
praise, honour, tribute, courtesy, admiration, bouquet, flattery, eulogy She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
praise criticism, complaint, condemnation, reproach, sideswipe, disparagement
praise criticism, complaint, condemnation, reproach, sideswipe, disparagement
plural noun
greetings, regards, respects, remembrances, good wishes, salutation Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.
noun greetings insult
congratulations, praise, commendation That was an excellent meal - my compliments to the chef.
verb
praise, flatter, salute, congratulate, pay tribute to, commend, laud, extol, crack up (informal), pat on the back, sing the praises of, wax lyrical about, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), speak highly of They complimented me on my performance.
praise blast, condemn, flame (informal), insult, put down, criticize, reproach, disparage, decry, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), lambast(e), reprehend
praise blast, condemn, flame (informal), insult, put down, criticize, reproach, disparage, decry, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), lambast(e), reprehend
Usage: Compliment is sometimes confused with complement.
Translations
compliment
A. [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] N
1. (= respect) → cumplido m; (= flirtation) → piropo m; (= flattery) → halago m
what a nice compliment! → ¡qué detalle!
that was meant as a compliment → lo dije con buena intención
to pay sb a compliment (respectful) → hacer cumplidos a algn; (amorous) → echar piropos a algn; (= flatter) → halagar a algn
to return the compliment → devolver el cumplido
I take it as a compliment that → me halaga(el)que ...
what a nice compliment! → ¡qué detalle!
that was meant as a compliment → lo dije con buena intención
to pay sb a compliment (respectful) → hacer cumplidos a algn; (amorous) → echar piropos a algn; (= flatter) → halagar a algn
to return the compliment → devolver el cumplido
I take it as a compliment that → me halaga(el)que ...
2. compliments (= greetings) → saludos mpl
my compliments to the chef → mi enhorabuena al cocinero
the compliments of the season → felicidades fpl
to send one's compliments to sb → enviar saludos a algn
"with compliments" → "con un atento saludo"
with the compliments of the management → obsequio de la casa
with the compliments of Mr Pearce → con un atento saludo del Sr. Pearce, de parte del Sr. Pearce
with the author's compliments → homenaje m or obsequio m del autor
my compliments to the chef → mi enhorabuena al cocinero
the compliments of the season → felicidades fpl
to send one's compliments to sb → enviar saludos a algn
"with compliments" → "con un atento saludo"
with the compliments of the management → obsequio de la casa
with the compliments of Mr Pearce → con un atento saludo del Sr. Pearce, de parte del Sr. Pearce
with the author's compliments → homenaje m or obsequio m del autor
B. [ˈkɒmplɪment] VT to compliment sb on sth/on doing sth → felicitar a algn por algo/por conseguir algo
they complimented me on my Spanish → me felicitaron por mi español
they complimented me on my Spanish → me felicitaron por mi español
compliment [ˈkɒmplɪment]
vt → complimenter
to compliment sb on sth → complimenter qn sur qch
They complimented me on my French → Ils m'ont complimenté sur mon français.
to compliment sb for doing sth → complimenter qn d'avoir fait qch
to compliment sb on sth → complimenter qn sur qch
They complimented me on my French → Ils m'ont complimenté sur mon français.
to compliment sb for doing sth → complimenter qn d'avoir fait qch
[ˈkɒmplɪmənt] n (= flattering remark) → compliment m
to pay sb a compliment → faire un compliment à qn, adresser un compliment à qn
to return the compliment → retourner le compliment
to pay sb a compliment → faire un compliment à qn, adresser un compliment à qn
to return the compliment → retourner le compliment
compliments npl (in polite expressions) → compliments mpl, hommages mpl, vœux mpl
with my compliments → avec mes compliments
"with compliments" (on letter, memo, compliments slip) → "avec nos compliments"
with my compliments → avec mes compliments
"with compliments" (on letter, memo, compliments slip) → "avec nos compliments"
compliment
n
→ Kompliment nt → (on zu, wegen); to pay somebody a compliment → jdm ein Kompliment machen; that’s quite a compliment, coming from you → wenn Sie das sagen, heißt das schon etwas or ist das wahrhaftig ein Kompliment; (give) my compliments to the chef → mein Lob or Kompliment dem Koch/der Köchin
compliments pl (form) → Grüße pl; give him my compliments → empfehlen Sie mich ihm (dated form); to pay one’s compliments to somebody (on arrival) → jdn begrüßen; (on departure) → sich jdm empfehlen (dated form); (= visit) → jdm einen Höflichkeitsbesuch abstatten (form); the compliments of the season → frohes Fest; “with the compliments of Mr X/the management” → „mit den besten Empfehlungen von Herrn X/der Geschäftsleitung“; “with the compliments of the publishers” → „zur gefälligen Kenntnisnahme, der Verlag“
vt → ein Kompliment/Komplimente machen (+dat) → (on wegen, zu)
compliment [ɐn ˈkɒmplɪˌmənt; ɐvb ˈkɒmplɪmɛnt]
compliment [ɐn ˈkɒmplɪˌmənt; ɐvb ˈkɒmplɪmɛnt]
1. n
2. vt to compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) → congratularsi or complimentarsi con qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)
compliment [ɐn ˈkɒmplɪˌmənt; ɐvb ˈkɒmplɪmɛnt]
1. n
2. vt to compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) → congratularsi or complimentarsi con qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)
n compliment [ˈkompləmənt]
an expression of praise or flattery He's always paying her compliments. kompliment, gelukwens, pluimpie مَديح، إطْراء، ثَناء комплимент kompliment kompliment das Kompliment φιλοφρόνηση cumplido, halago kompliment تعریف؛ تحسین kohteliaisuus compliment מַחמָאָה प्रशंसा करना pozdrav, čestitka, kompliment bók pujian lofsyrði, gullhamrar complimento 賛辞 칭찬 komplimentas, pagyrimas kompliments puji compliment kompliment, ros komplement gentileza compliment комплимент poklona poklon kompliment komplimang คำชมเชย iltifat, kompliman 讚美，恭維話 комплімент; люб'язність تعریفی الفاظ sự tán dương 赞辞，恭维话
[kompliˈment] v
to praise or flatter He complimented her on her cooking. gelukwens, komplimenteer يَمْتَدِح، يُطْري لِ، يُثْني عَلى похвалвам dělat poklony rose; komplimentere Komplimente machen φιλοφρονώ elogiar komplimente tegema تعریف کردن؛ تملق گفتن lausua kohteliaisuuksia complimenter לְהַחמִיא प्रशंसा करना pohvaliti, polaskati, čestitati bókot mond memuji hrósa complimentarsi ほめる 칭찬하다 (pa)girti izteikt komplimentus memuji complimenteren rose, gratulere, smigre chwalić elogiar a complimenta, a face complimente говорить комплименты (po)chváliť (po)hvaliti, (po)laskati davati komplimente ge komplimanger, komplimentera ชมเชย iltifat etmek, kompliman yapmak 讚美 хвалити, говорити компліменти ستائش کرنا khen ngợi 赞美
adj compliˈmentary [-ˈmen-]
(negativeuncomplimentary)
1 flattering or praising complimentary remarks. komplimenterend إطْرائي، مَدْحِي ласкателен pochvalný, lichotivý rosende; komplimenterende höflich επαινετικός elogioso meelitav ستایش آمیز؛ تملق آمیز kohtelias, mairitteleva flatteur מַחמִיא प्रशंसा सूचक laskav hízelgő menyanjung hrósandi complimentoso 称賛の 칭찬하는 pagiriamasis cildinošs; glaimojošs pujian complimenteus rosende, smigrende pochlebny lisonjeiro măgulitor похвальный lichotivý laskav pohvalan berömmande, smickrande ที่ชื่นชม övgülü, hayranlık ifade eden 讚美的，恭維的 похвальний; приємний تعریفی ، پُرساتائش khen ngợi 赞美的
2 given free a complimentary ticket. komplimentêr مَجّاني، تَكْريمي гратисен bezplatný gratis Frei... τιμής ένεκεν gratuito, de regalo prii- اهدایی؛ رایگان vapaa- à titre gracieux חִנָם @@@חִינָם$$$ मुफ्त besplatna ulaznica tisztelet- cuma-cuma gefins, ókeypis (in) omaggio 無料の 무료 nemokamas brīv[] diberi percuma gratis gratis, fri-, gave- darmowy gratuito gratuit бесплатный bezplatný, voľný brezplačen besplatan fri-, gratis- ที่ได้รับสมนาคุณ ücretsiz, parasız 免費贈送的 безкоштовний مفت ، بلا معاوضہ biếu 免费赠送的
with compliments
used when sending a gift etc With compliments from a secret admirer'. met komplimente مع تَحِيّات дар от s projevem úcty med hilsen die Empfehlung με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς gentileza de, cortesía de tervitustega به عنوان هدیه ای از طرف (kunnioittavin/ystävällisin) terveisin, kunnioittavasti avec les hommages de בִברָכָה तोहफा देते वक्त उपयोग किया जाता है počastiti čime üdvözlettel, tisztelete jeléül hadiah með kveðju con gli omaggi di, con gli auguri di 謹呈 근정(謹呈) ...로부터 su geriausiais linkėjimais pateicībā; ar sveicienu hadiah met de complimenten van med (vennlig) hilsen z wyrazami szacunku, w dowód przyjaźni com cumprimentos cu complimente (de la) с приветом; с поздравлениями s prejavom úcty s pozdravi/pokloni uz pozdrave hälsningar ที่แนบมาด้วย saygılarla, hürmetlerle 敬贈 з привітом (від) سلام کے ساتھ lời thăm hỏi 敬赠
to pay a compliment (not complement ).
compliment → مجاملة, يُجامل kompliment, pochválit kompliment, komplimentere ein Kompliment machen, Kompliment κάνω φιλοφρόνηση, φιλοφρόνηση halagar, halago kehua, kohteliaisuus compliment, complimenter kompliment, komplimentirati complimentare, complimento ほめことば, ほめる 칭찬, 칭찬하다 compliment, complimenteren gratulere, kompliment komplement, pochwalić cumprimentar, cumprimento делать комплимент, комплимент ge komplimang, komplimang คำชมเชย, ชมเชย iltifat etmek, kompliman khen ngợi, lời khen 称赞
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