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"Complimenting" is a form of "compliment", a noun which is often translated as "el cumplido". Learn more about "compliment" below.
compliment(
kam
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plih
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mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (praise)
a. el cumplido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Anthony blushed when he heard his husband's compliment.Anthony se ruborizó al escuchar el cumplido de su marido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to praise)
compliments
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (greetings)
a. los saludos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He gave me compliments from his sister for you.Me dio saludos de su hermana para ti.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Please give my compliments to the director.Mi enhorabuena al director.
Send my compliments to your mum!¡Saluda a tu madre de mi parte!
