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compliment
compliment /kom.pliˈment/
noun#3227 most common
Also: praise, flattering remark
Example sentences
Îți fac un compliment.
I'm paying you a compliment.
Mulțumesc pentru compliment!
Thanks for the compliment!
Ea a primit multe complimente la petrecere.
She received many compliments at the party.
Nu știu cum să răspund la acest compliment.
I don't know how to respond to this compliment.
A refuzat complimentul cu modestie, deși toată lumea îl admira.
He turned down the compliment modestly, even though everyone admired him.
Complimentele sincere, spre deosebire de cele lingușitoare, lasă o impresie de durată.
Sincere compliments, unlike flattering ones, leave a lasting impression.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | compliment | complimente |
| Genitive | complimentului | complimentelor |
| Accusative | compliment | complimente |
| Vocative | compliment | complimente |
Word family
a complimentato compliment, to praise
complimentarcomplimentary, free of charge
complimentoscourteous, full of compliments
complimentarethe act of complimenting
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "compliment" from French "compliment" in the 19th century, during the wave of French loanwords that reshaped modern Romanian vocabulary. French took the word from Italian "complimento", which traces back to Latin "complementum", meaning something that completes or fills out. The underlying sense is that a courteous remark rounds out a proper social exchange.
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