complement

complement
[ˈkɒmplɪmənt]
sustantivo
1complemento (m) (gramática)
2(Naut)
  • the full complement -> la dotación, la tripulación
  • I still have my full complement of teeth (sentido figurado) -> todavía conservo toda mi dentadura
verbo transitivo
3complementar

complement [kom-pli-ment]
sustantivo
1Complemento, perfección o colmo de alguna cosa.
2Complemento, lo que acaba de completar alguna cosa.
3Apéndice, o cosa accesoria que sirve de adorno. (Militar)
4Colmo, total.
  • The orchestra had the full complement of strings -> la orquesta contaba con una sección de cuerdas completa (full number)
  • Complement of the course -> (Mar.) complemento de la derrota, los puntos que faltan a la derrota para ser igual a noventa grados o a ocho rumbos, que son los que componen el cuarto del compás de la brújula
  • The ship’s complement -> la tripulación o dotación completa
(Mil.) Contingente, fuerza numérica.
  • Those colors complement each other -> esos colores se complementan entre sí
va. Suplir una falta, acabar, hacer perfecto o cabal. Complementar.

complement
noun
[ˈkɒmplɪmənt]
1 (gen) complemento; (m)
to be a complement to complementar a; this wine is the perfect complement to smoked salmon este vino complementa perfectamente al salmón ahumado
2 [of staff] (esp on ship) dotación; (f) personal; (m)
the orchestra did not have its full complement of brass la orquesta no contaba con su sección de metales completa
verb:transitive
[ˈkɒmplɪment] complementar

Verb Conjugation for "complement"

Imperative
  • complement
  • you complement
  • he/she complements
  • we complement
  • you complement
  • they complement
Preterite
  • I complemented
  • you complemented
  • he/she complemented
  • we complemented
  • you complemented
  • they complemented
Present Continuous
  • I am complementing
  • you are complementing
  • he/she is complementing
  • we are complementing
  • you are complementing
  • they are complementing
Present Perfect
  • I have complemented
  • you have complemented
  • he/she has complemented
  • we have complemented
  • you have complemented
  • they have complemented
Past Continuous
  • I was complementing
  • you were complementing
  • he/she was complementing
  • we were complementing
  • you were complementing
  • they were complementing
Past Perfect
  • I had complemented
  • you had complemented
  • he/she had complemented
  • we had complemented
  • you had complemented
  • they had complemented
Future
  • I will complement
  • you will complement
  • he/she will complement
  • we will complement
  • you will complement
  • they will complement
Future Perfect
  • I will have complemented
  • you will have complemented
  • he/she will have complemented
  • we will have complemented
  • you will have complemented
  • they will have complemented
Future Continuous
  • I will be complementing
  • you will be complementing
  • he/she will be complementing
  • we will be complementing
  • you will be complementing
  • they will be complementing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been complementing
  • you have been complementing
  • he/she has been complementing
  • we have been complementing
  • you have been complementing
  • they have been complementing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been complementing
  • you will have been complementing
  • he/she will have been complementing
  • we will have been complementing
  • you will have been complementing
  • they will have been complementing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been complementing
  • you had been complementing
  • he/she had been complementing
  • we had been complementing
  • you had been complementing
  • they had been complementing

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