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Meanings of compliment in English

Portuguese
parabenizar
Catalan
adular
Spanish
felicitar

Say something to someone that expresses praise.

        parabenizar
        Russian
        комплимент
        Spanish
        halago

        Expression of praise.

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              Examples for "congratulate"
              Examples for "congratulate"
              1
              He said he called Inslee to congratulate him and wish him luck.
              Reuters
              2
              It said Hadi had telephoned the local military commander to congratulate him.
              Reuters
              3
              Mission accomplished, the press proclaimed, and everyone went home to congratulate themselves.
              The Guardian
              4
              Secretary of State John Kerry called Netanyahu on Wednesday to congratulate him.
              Reuters
              5
              And so I congratulate the worker with children in the small library.
              Library Work with Children
              Usage of compliment in English
              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.
              News.com.au
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              Translations for compliment
              Portuguese
              parabenizar
              Compliment through the time
              Compliment across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              Australia
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
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