COMPLIMENTS - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. compliment [kɔ̃plimɑ̃] N m

1. compliment (parole de félicitations):

compliment

compliment

il lui a retourné ou renvoyé le compliment

he returned the compliment

ce n'est pas un compliment ce que tu me dis!

that's not very complimentary!

faire un compliment à qn

to compliment sb ou to pay sb a compliment (sur on)

2. compliment (petit discours):

compliment

(nice little) speech

II. compliments N mpl

1. compliments (félicitations):

compliments

compliments

elle n'aime pas les compliments

she doesn't like compliments

(tous) mes compliments! also iron

congratulations!

faire des compliments à qn

to compliment sb (sur, pour on)

je ne te fais pas mes compliments!

I wouldn't say well done!

adresser ses compliments aux jeunes mariés/à la famille

to congratulate the newlyweds/the family

2. compliments (formule de politesse):

avec les compliments de…

with the compliments of…

faites ou présentez mes compliments à votre mère

give my regards to your mother

rempoche tes compliments inf

you can keep your compliments inf

artificieux (artificieuse) compliments

insincere

lésiner sur compliments

to be sparing with

ne pas lésiner sur ingrédient, argent, compliments

to be liberal with

abreuver qn de qc compliments

to shower sb with sth

outré (outrée) compliments, propos, description

extravagant

English

French

compliment

compliment m

to pay sb a compliment

faire un compliment à qn

to return the compliment lit

retourner le compliment

coming from him, that's quite a compliment

venant de lui c'est un beau compliment

compliments

compliments mpl

to give sb one's compliments

faire ses compliments à qn

my compliments to the chef

mes compliments au chef

‘with compliments’ (on transmission slip)

‘avec tous nos compliments’

‘with the compliments of the management’

‘avec les compliments de la direction’

compliment

faire des compliments à (on sur)

overpraise

faire trop de compliments sur

compliments slip

carte f avec les compliments de l'expéditeur

conceit (poem)

compliment m

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

compliment [kɔ̃plimɑ̃] N m

1. compliment (éloge):

compliment

compliment

2. compliment (félicitations):

compliment

congratulations

tous mes compliments!

my congratulations!

déluge de compliments

shower of compliments

abreuver qn de compliments

to shower sb with compliments

être prodigue de compliments

to be lavish with one's compliments

insensible aux compliments

impervious to compliments

prodiguer des conseils/compliments à qn

to lavish advice/compliments on sb

adresser un compliment à qn

to pay sb a compliment

English

French

to be parsimonious with compliments fig

être avare de compliments

compliment

compliment m

to pay sb a compliment

adresser un compliment à qn

with compliments

avec tous nos compliments

gush

se répandre en compliments

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

compliment [ko͂plimɑ͂] N m

1. compliment (éloge):

compliment

compliment

2. compliment (félicitations):

compliment

congratulations

abreuver qn de compliments

to shower sb with compliments

être prodigue de compliments

to be lavish with one's compliments

insensible aux compliments

impervious to compliments

adresser un compliment à qn

to pay sb a compliment

renvoyer compliment

to return

English

French

to be parsimonious with compliments fig

être avare de compliments

compliment

compliment m

to pay sb a compliment

adresser un compliment à qn

with compliments

avec tous nos compliments

gush

se répandre en compliments

to present one's compliments a. iron hum

présenter ses compliments