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How to Say "compliment" in Spanish

The Spanish word forcomplimentis cumplidoB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
a piece of praise
A happy character giving a single brightly colored flower to a second character who is blushing, illustrating a compliment or piece of praise.

Examples

Ella me hizo un cumplido muy bonito sobre mi vestido.

She gave me a very nice compliment about my dress.

A veces, recibir un cumplido sincero te alegra el día.

Sometimes, receiving a sincere compliment brightens your day.

No te lo tomes en serio, solo es un cumplido para quedar bien.

Don't take it seriously, it's just a compliment (flattery) to look good.

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