compliment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for compliment in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.compliment N [Brit ˈkɒmplɪm(ə)nt, Am ˈkɑmpləmənt]

III.compliment VB trans [Brit ˈkɒmplɪmɛnt, Am ˈkɑmpləˌmɛnt]

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
reciprocate compliment
lap up compliment, flattery
soapy compliment, voice, tone
mielleux/-euse
a dubious honour/compliment

Translations for compliment in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

compliment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compliment in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for compliment in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

compliment Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pay sb a compliment
to compliment sb on sth
to pay sb a compliment
to compliment sb on sth
to return the compliment to sb
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously.
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To compliment her new colour, she was given a 1950s-era beige palette for a glamourous but not overdone look.
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If he pays me a compliment, then fine, how nice.
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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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She returned the compliment more accurately than her adversaries, as her antiaircraft battery splashed two of the offending bombers.
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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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It is never a compliment when politicians plagiarise ideas or comments from journalists without acknowledging their work.
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To some who said catcalls and such should be taken as a compliment, she said.
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They work well together as a couple because they compliment one another's neurosis.
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It's a real compliment -- it would be churlish not to accept one.
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