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I . com·pli·ment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] N

compliment

compliment

pohvala f

my compliments to the chef!

pohvala kuharju!

to pay sb a compliment

compliments of the season

vesele praznike

to be fishing for compliments

iskati komplimente

II . com·pli·ment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] VB trans to compliment sb

compliment

Usage examples with compliment

to pay [sb] a compliment

dati kompliment komu

to pay sb a compliment

it was intended as a compliment, honestly!

bilo je mišljeno kot kompliment, resnično!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This obsequious compliment is scarcely to be taken seriously. en.wikipedia.org

These approaches compliment the first wave, awareness-raising tools by giving governments facing public outcry a checklist which measures concrete steps toward improved governance. en.wikipedia.org

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

In historical contrast, the word prude was originally a noble compliment. en.wikipedia.org

Mike detests his act but is required to laugh uproariously and compliment it on air every week. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

They work well together as a couple because they compliment one another's neurosis. en.wikipedia.org

The biggest challenge has been just trying to rethink some of the music and see how we could compliment it with lights and video. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

I take it as an oddly flattering compliment people assumed the character was really me. en.wikipedia.org

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