Cumplidos (en. Compliments)

/kumˈplidos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Expressions used to praise or congratulate someone.

Sincere compliments can boost a person's self-esteem.

Los cumplidos sinceros pueden mejorar la autoestima de una persona.

Kind comments directed at another person to make them feel good.

She always has compliments for her friends.

Ella siempre tiene cumplidos para sus amigos.

Comes from the verb 'cumplir', which means to fulfill an obligation or action.

to give compliments

To praise someone in a kind way.

hacer cumplidos

to receive compliments

To be the object of flattery or praise by others.

recibir cumplidos

fulfill

To do something that was promised or had an obligation to do.

cumplir

praise

Praise about someone's qualities or actions.

elogio

To flatter in a mocking way.

They threw him a sarcastic compliment about his outfit.

Le tiraron un cumplido sarcástico por su atuendo.

To fulfill in the context of satisfactions.

After giving her a compliment, he felt fulfilled.

Después de hacerle un cumplido, se sintió cumplido.