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Meanings of compliment in anglès

portuguès
parabenizar
català
adular
espanyol
felicitar

Say something to someone that expresses praise.

        adular
        rus
        комплимент
        espanyol
        halago

        Expression of praise.

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              комплимент
              Usage of compliment in anglès
              1
              The compliment to herself seemed the most natural thing in the world.
              The Odd Women
              2
              Under the circumstances, it's the best compliment she could have given me.
              Divergent
              3
              She wasn't sure, but she thought he'd just given her a compliment.
              It Must Be Love
              4
              Which very doubtful compliment went unnoticed in the general rush and excitement.
              Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
              5
              Thank you for the compliment, I really wish I had been there.
              The Guardian
              6
              Theron assented to the philosophy and the compliment by a grave bow.
              The Damnation of Theron Ware
              7
              That look's the nicest compliment I've had in a long, long time.
              Mr. Mercedes
              8
              I suppose you could think of your current position as a compliment.
              Death masks
              9
              And she might consider it a compliment that he would ask her.
              The Shelters of Stone
              10
              Allison Kugel: I want to compliment you on a job well done.
              Ebony
              11
              She took this personal compliment in good part as she answered quickly:
              The Malady of the Century
              12
              One good turn deserves another, and I will pay you a compliment.
              Sympathy for the devil
              13
              The compliment was paid in a manner the most flattering to Scipio.
              A Smaller History of Rome
              14
              Perhaps journalists love the phrase because it is such a backhanded compliment.
              The Guardian
              15
              Having attended several, I must return the compliment in the same way.
              Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
              16
              Abdicate. However, the conservative did have one backhanded compliment for the Duchess.
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              portuguès
              parabenizar
              Compliment through the time
              Compliment across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              Australia
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
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