cumplimentar

to pay one's respects to

cumplimentar(koom-plee-mehn-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to congratulate)

a. to pay one's respects to

Me pasé por la oficina del director para cumplimentarlo tras la adquisición.

I popped into the director's office to pay my respects following the acquisition.

2. (to say hello to)

a. to greet

Las autoridades cumplimentaron al nuevo embajador.

The authorities greeted the new ambassador.

3. (to write details in)

a. to complete

Si desea pedir cita, por favor cumplimente este cuestionario.

If you'd like to request an appointment, please complete this questionnaire.

b. to fill in

Tienes que cumplimentar todos los puntos del cuestionario.

You need to fill in all the parts of the questionnaire.

c. to fill out

Sara cumplimentó el formato de inscripción y pagó la cuota requerida.

Sara filled out the registration form and paid the required fee.

4. (to accomplish)

a. to carry out

El empleado fue sancionado por no cumplimentar las órdenes recibidas.

The employee was sanctioned for not carrying out the orders he was given.

b. to perform

Estos son los pasos que necesita cumplimentar para obtener su licencia.

These are the steps you need to perform in order to obtain your license.

c. to fulfill

Me tomó mucho tiempo cumplimentar los trámites para aplicar a la beca.

It took me a long time to fulfill all the formalities to apply for the scholarship.