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COMPLIMENT

Traducere în limba română

compliment I. substantiv

1. compliment, laudă, măgulire, amabilitate;

to pay a compliment to smb. a face un compliment cuiva;

to lavish compliments a împărţi complimente în dreapta şi-n stânga, a fi darnic cu laudele;

he did me the compliment of listening a avut amabilitatea să mă asculte;

your presence is a great compliment prezenţa dv. este foarte măgulitoare / este o cinste pentru noi / ne onorează.

2. plural complimente; felicitări; salut, salutări;

compliments of the season urări / felicitări de rigoare (potrivit sărbătorilor);

give him my compliments transmite-i complimente din partea mea;

my compliments to your sister complimentele mele surorii dumitale;

sends his compliments, with compliments cu salutări (în încheierea unei scrisori);

to stand on compliments a fi ceremonios / formalist / a face fasoane.

3. (înv.) dar, cadou; plocon; bacşiş;

with the author’s compliments omagiu din partea autorului.

compliment II. verb tranzitiv

1. a complimenta, a face complimente (cuiva), a măguli, a flata.

2. (on) a saluta, a felicita (pentru, cu ocazia);

I have already complimented him on his success l-am şi felicitat pentru succesul lui.

3. to compliment smb. with smth. a face un cadou cuiva; a răsplăti pe cineva cu ceva, a oferi ceva cuiva, a dărui cuiva un lucru.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

But compliments may be sufficient here.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I informed her that he sent his compliments, and was getting on very well indeed.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I shall not pay them any such compliment, I assure you.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

How often have I heard you speak of it as such a compliment to her!

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

"I never saw such a girl! You don't know a compliment when you get it," said Meg, with the air of a young lady who knew all about the matter.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

I assure you it was a great compliment if he was, for he hardly ever falls in love with any body.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

The actions you take this month will please you, and you will be given many compliments for whatever you do.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

This is the compliment, established by the laws of the land, for all persons admitted to the king’s presence.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, de Jonathan Swift)

The two gentlemen regretted that Black Dog had got away, but we all agreed there was nothing to be done, and after he had been complimented, Long John took up his crutch and departed.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

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