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

1. compliment (polite remark):

compliment
komplement m

3. compliment:

compliments pl (good wishes)
pozdrowienia ntpl

Phrases:

to return the compliment
odwdzięczać [perf odwdzięczyć] się

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

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compliment
chwalić [perf po-]
compliment
komplementować [perf s-]
to compliment sb on sth
pochwalić kogoś za coś

Usage examples with compliment

to return the compliment
odwdzięczać [perf odwdzięczyć] się
to pay sb a compliment
powiedzieć komuś komplement
to compliment sb on sth
pochwalić kogoś za coś
it was intended as a compliment
to miał być komplement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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I take it as an oddly flattering compliment people assumed the character was really me.
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It's a real compliment -- it would be churlish not to accept one.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It is never a compliment when politicians plagiarise ideas or comments from journalists without acknowledging their work.
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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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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.
www.capsulecomputers.com.au
Furthermore, bold headbands were often worn to compliment women's customarily shorter hair lengths.
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They work well together as a couple because they compliment one another's neurosis.
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In historical contrast, the word prude was originally a noble compliment.
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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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