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"Flatter" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "halagar", and "compliment" is a noun which is often translated as "el cumplido". Learn more about the difference between "flatter" and "compliment" below.
flatter(
flah
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duhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. adular
That boot-licker is always trying to flatter our boss to get a raise.Ese lambiscón siempre está adulando a nuestra jefa para que le dé un aumento.
a. favorecer
I hate to tell you, darling, but that dress does not flatter you too much.Lamento decírtelo, cariño, pero ese vestido no te favorece mucho.
a. hacerse ilusiones
I was looking at your friend. Don't flatter yourself.Estaba mirando a tu amigo. No te hagas ilusiones.
a. enorgullecerse
I flatter myself on being the best gardener in town.Me enorgullezco de ser el mejor jardinero del pueblo.
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!
