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1 flattering
tr['flætərɪŋ]1 (words) lisonjero,-a, halagüeño,-a2 (clothes etc) favorecedor,-raflattering ['flæt̬ərɪŋ] adj1) complimentary: halagador2) becoming: favorecedoradj.• adulador adj.• cobista adj.• gitano, -a adj.• halagador adj.• halagüeño, -a adj.• lisonjero, -a adj.• zalamero, -a adj.'flætərɪŋa) <words/speech> halagador, halagüeño; ( sycophantic) aduladorb) <clothes/hairstyle> favorecedor['flætǝrɪŋ]ADJ1) (=complimentary) [remark, words] halagadorthat's not very flattering to him! — ¡vaya imagen que pintas de él! iro
2) (=gratifying)it was flattering to be told how indispensable he was — le halagó que le dijeran lo indispensable que era
3) (=fawning) adulador4) [photo, clothes] favorecedor* * *['flætərɪŋ]a) <words/speech> halagador, halagüeño; ( sycophantic) aduladorb) <clothes/hairstyle> favorecedor -
2 compliment
1. 'kompləmənt noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) cumplido, halago
2. kompli'ment verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) elogiar- with compliments
compliment1 n cumplidocompliment2 vb felicitartr['kɒmplɪmənt]1 felicitar (on, por)1 (praise) cumplido, halago1 saludos nombre masculino plural■ my compliments to the chef felicite al cocinero de mi parte, felicitaciones al cocinero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcompliments of the season Felices Fiestasto pay somebody a compliment hacerle un cumplido a alguien, halagar a alguienwith the compliments of obsequio de, gentileza de, cortesía decompliments slip tarjeta comercialcompliment ['kɑmplə.mɛnt] vt: halagar, florear Mexcompliment ['kɑmpləmənt] n1) : halago m, cumplido m2) compliments npl: saludos mplgive them my compliments: déles saludos de mi parten.• chicoleo s.m.• cortesía s.f.• cumplido s.m.• cumplimiento s.m.• favor s.m.• flor s.f.• halago s.m.• piropo s.m.v.• cumplimentar v.• felicitar v.• piropear v.
I 'kɑːmpləmənt, 'kɒmplɪmənta) ( expression of praise) cumplido m, halago mto pay somebody a compliment — hacerle* un cumplido a alguien, halagar* a alguien
b) compliments pl ( best wishes) saludos mplwith the compliments of the management — gentileza or cortesía de la casa, con los mejores deseos de la dirección; (before n)
compliments slip — ≈tarjeta f
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1. N['kɒmplɪmǝnt]1) (=respect) cumplido m ; (=flirtation) piropo m ; (=flattery) halago mwhat a nice compliment! — ¡qué detalle!
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that was meant as a compliment — lo dije con buena intención•
to pay sb a compliment — (respectful) hacer cumplidos a algn; (amorous) echar piropos a algn; (=flatter) halagar a algn•
to return the compliment — devolver el cumplido•
I take it as a compliment that... — me halaga (el) que...2) compliments (=greetings) saludos mpl•
to send one's compliments to sb — enviar saludos a algn•
" with compliments" — "con un atento saludo"with the compliments of Mr Pearce — con un atento saludo del Sr. Pearce, de parte del Sr. Pearce
with the author's compliments — homenaje m or obsequio m del autor
2.VT ['kɒmplɪment]to compliment sb on sth/on doing sth — felicitar a algn por algo/por conseguir algo
3.CPD ['kɒmplɪmǝnt]compliment(s) slip N — nota f de saludo, saluda m (Admin)
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I ['kɑːmpləmənt, 'kɒmplɪmənt]a) ( expression of praise) cumplido m, halago mto pay somebody a compliment — hacerle* un cumplido a alguien, halagar* a alguien
b) compliments pl ( best wishes) saludos mplwith the compliments of the management — gentileza or cortesía de la casa, con los mejores deseos de la dirección; (before n)
compliments slip — ≈tarjeta f
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