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I . compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt, Am ˈkɑ:mplə-] N

II . compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt, Am ˈkɑ:mplə-] VB trans

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Usage examples with compliment

to repay a compliment
отвеча́ть на комплиме́нт
to pay (sb) a compliment
говори́ть (кому́-ли́бо) комплиме́нты
to compliment sb on sth
поздра́вить кого́-ли́бо с чем-ли́бо
to pay sb a compliment
сде́лать кому-ли́бо комплиме́нт
I take it as a compliment that …
я принима́ю как комплиме́нт то, что …

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Of course, the surface of the mouse pad is sleek and solid, providing a wide range of motion for the hand and a clean, crisp sound to compliment mouse movement.
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Furthermore, bold headbands were often worn to compliment women's customarily shorter hair lengths.
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He also believes the term yuppie to be a compliment, and unintentionally causes considerable offence when he calls a person a yuppie to their face.
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This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously.
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Mike detests his act but is required to laugh uproariously and compliment it on air every week.
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Ward said the approach many leagues are taking is to slice up their offerings for specific providers and specific platforms, ideally to compliment each other.
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In historical contrast, the word prude was originally a noble compliment.
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They work well together as a couple because they compliment one another's neurosis.
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It might sound like a curiously mealy-mouthed compliment.
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The term, which is used in a pejorative or ironic sense, can also be used as a backhanded compliment to someone's perseverance, cleverness, or thrift.
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