compliment
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respectAn expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Meaning
2 sensesAn expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
pay someone a compliment
Kompliment, Lob, Anerkennung
комплиме́нтkomplimént, похвала́poxvalá, любе́зностьljubéznostʹ
компліме́нтkomplimént, похвала́poxvalá, люб'я́зністьljubʺjáznistʹ
(uncountable)Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
Kompliment, Schmeichelei, Höflichkeitsbezeigung
- a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
Examples
245 sentencesTom meant it as a compliment.
Том хотів зробити комплімент. — deniko
I'll take that as a compliment.
Вважатиму це компліментом. — deniko
ruПриму это как комплимент. — marafon
deIch nehme das als Kompliment. — samueldora
I take that as a compliment.
Вважатиму це компліментом. — deniko
ruЯ считаю это комплиментом. — shanghainese
deIch nehme das als Kompliment. — samueldora
Is it a compliment or an insult?
Це комплімент чи образа? — fagott
ruЭто комплимент или оскорбление? — marafon
deIst das ein Kompliment oder eine Beleidigung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can I take that as a compliment?
Я можу вважати це компліментом? — deniko
ruМогу я считать это комплиментом? — marafon
deDarf ich das als Kompliment auffassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turnBorrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turn is a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir (“to comply, complete, do what is proper”) + -miento or Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complement. Displaced Old English ġeswǣsnes.
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Forms
plural: compliments| Singular | compliment |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- as a compliment
- lot of compliments
- best best compliment
- best compliment
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.