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1 compliment
1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) poklon2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) (po)hvaliti, (po)laskati- with compliments* * *I [kɔmplimənt]nounpoklon, laskanje; (on za) pohvala; plural pozdravi; obsolete dariloto pay ( —ali make) compliments — delati poklone, laskatileft-handed compliment — ironično, sumljivo, neodkrito laskanjeII [kɔmpliment, kɔmplimént]transitive verbhvaliti, laskati; pozdraviti; (on k) čestitati; ( with) obdariti -
2 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) plačati2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) plačati3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) plačati4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) izplačati (se)5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) posvečati2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) plača- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to* * *I [péi]nounplača, plačilocolloquially plačnik; American mineralogy donosna ruda; colloquially he is good pay — on je dober plačnikhe is in the pay of s.o. — njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekogaAmerican figuratively to strike pay dirt — naleteti na vir bogastvaII [péi]1.transitive verbplačati, odplačati, izplačati; figuratively nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti ( for za kaj); figuratively posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati ( for za); izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu;2.intransitive verbplačati ( for za); izplačati se ( crime doesn't ŋ zločin se ne izplača)to pay attention ( —ali heed) to — posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)to pay s.o. home — povrniti komuto pay the penalty — pokoriti se, biti kaznovanslang to pay the piper — nositi posledice; figuratively plačati za užitek koga drugegahe who pays the piper calls the tune — kdor plača, tudi zapovedujeto pay through the nose (for) — predrago plačati, preplačatito pay one's way — ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodkaIII [péi]transitive verbnautical katraniti, premazati s katranom ali smolo
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pay someone a compliment — phrase to say something nice about someone or to someone Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: pay … Useful english dictionary
pay someone a compliment — to say something nice about someone or to someone … English dictionary
compliment — com|pli|ment1 [ kamplımənt ] noun count * 1. ) something nice that you say to praise someone: It is a compliment to be compared to her. pay/give someone a compliment: He kept paying me compliments on my cooking. take something as a compliment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compliment — 1 noun (C) 1 a remark that expresses admiration of someone or something: You have lovely hair , Bob told Emma, who blushed at the compliment. | Maria s used to receiving compliments on her appearance. | pay sb a compliment (=tell someone that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compliment — I UK [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] / US [ˈkɑmplɪmənt] noun Word forms compliment : singular compliment plural compliments * 1) a) [countable] something nice that you say to praise someone It is a compliment to be compared to her. pay/give someone a compliment:… … English dictionary
compliment — I n. praise 1) to pay smb. a compliment 2) to lavish, shower compliments on 3) to return a compliment 4) to angle for, fish for compliments 5) to bandy compliments 6) a backhanded, dubious, left handed; nice, pretty; sincere compliment 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
compliment — compliments, complimenting, complimented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance,… … English dictionary
pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay */*/*/ — I UK [peɪ] / US verb Word forms pay : present tense I/you/we/they pay he/she/it pays present participle paying past tense paid UK [peɪd] / US past participle paid Get it right: pay: The verb pay is never followed by a direct object that refers to … English dictionary