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Spanish translation: completar


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English term or phrase:compliment
Spanish translation:completar
Entered by: Patricia Posadas
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English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: compliment
Due to the massive success of the etched range, designed and launched exclusively by XYZ, we have introduced flour and cereal canisters to ***compliment*** the growing range.
Patricia Posadas
Spain
Local time: 10:48
completar
Explanation:
Patricia, escondí mi anterior respuesta.

Recurrí a mi buen amigo Webster y me encontré con esto:

COMPLIMENT = to complete /(del Latín "complere")to fill up.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
"Stronghold Miniatures And Scenics What's New Page -
We have added the products of Scotia 1/300th (a link preserved from SDD)**to compliment our growing range** of 6mm
buildings and can supply these via the web store ..."

www.strongholdminiatures.co.uk/html/new.
html
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
"BSW Ltd -
... upon our Patented Ball and Taper technology BSW has developed a range of high pressure pipe and tube fittings
**to compliment the growing range** of mechanical ..."

www.bswltd.com/products/autosw1.htm
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
Otro cordial saludo.

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Note added at 2003-09-24 19:29:54 (GMT)
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Esta referencia también es muy útil:

\"arithmetical **compliment** of a logarithm

Complement \\Com\"ple*ment\\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[\'e]ment. See Complete, v. t., and cf. **Compliment**.] 1. That which fills up or completes; **the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete**.

2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

History is the complement of poetry. --Sir J. Stephen.

3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt.

4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]\"
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xxxdawn39
Spain
Grading comment
Gracias a todos, utilicé esta.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3enriquecer
m. esparcia
3 +3Looks like a misprint
nothing
5 +1completarxxxdawn39
4complementarxxxandy40
4atención, agasajo, obsequioJosé Antonio V.


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Looks like a misprint


Explanation:
They probably meant "complement"

nothing
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 284

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcela Robaina Boyd: ¿Cómo sería un "cumplido" a un growing range?
37 mins

agree  Patricia C.S.: Yes, a typo.Cumplido a un growing range serìa algo asì como:We simple flourand cereal canisters take our hats off to you High Ma`am Range!!
1 hr

agree  Dominique de Izaguirre
2 hrs

neutral  xxxdawn39: Rectifico mi anterior "agree" ante la explicación de Patricia y la opción de José Antonio. El comentario de mi amiga Patricia es de sobresaliente, jajaja. Un cordial saludo
4 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
enriquecer


Explanation:
en el sentido de añadir algo para que mejore el producto

m. esparcia
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rodi
26 mins
  -> Gracias

agree  Marcela Robaina Boyd
30 mins
  -> Gracias

agree  xxxdawn39: es una opción preciosa. Un cordial saludo :-))
13 hrs
  -> Gracias
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
complementar


Explanation:
none

xxxandy40
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  xxxdawn39: si fuera "complement", sí. Un cordial saludo
7 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atención, agasajo, obsequio


Explanation:
como atención, obsequio, agasajo para...
(no typo, I think)


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=compliment
José Antonio V.
Spain
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 274

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  xxxdawn39: cambio mi anterior "agree", pero creo que tienes toda la razón y que no es un "typo". Si fuera "como atención", sería "as a compliment", ¿no?. Creo que aquí es un verbo. Otro saludo cordial, José Antonio :-))
2 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
completar


Explanation:
Patricia, escondí mi anterior respuesta.

Recurrí a mi buen amigo Webster y me encontré con esto:

COMPLIMENT = to complete /(del Latín "complere")to fill up.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
"Stronghold Miniatures And Scenics What's New Page -
We have added the products of Scotia 1/300th (a link preserved from SDD)**to compliment our growing range** of 6mm
buildings and can supply these via the web store ..."

www.strongholdminiatures.co.uk/html/new.
html
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
"BSW Ltd -
... upon our Patented Ball and Taper technology BSW has developed a range of high pressure pipe and tube fittings
**to compliment the growing range** of mechanical ..."

www.bswltd.com/products/autosw1.htm
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
Otro cordial saludo.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-09-24 19:29:54 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Esta referencia también es muy útil:

\"arithmetical **compliment** of a logarithm

Complement \\Com\"ple*ment\\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl[\'e]ment. See Complete, v. t., and cf. **Compliment**.] 1. That which fills up or completes; **the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete**.

2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

History is the complement of poetry. --Sir J. Stephen.

3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt.

4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]\"
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
dictionary.reference.com/ search?q=arithmetical%20compliment%20of%20a%20logarithm





    Reference: http://www.strongholdminiatures.co.uk/html/new.
xxxdawn39
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1842
Grading comment
Gracias a todos, utilicé esta.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia C.S.: Traductores "despiertos" valen por dos. Muy Bien!
3 hrs
  -> mi buen amigo Webster es el que me espabila. ¡Gracias, Patricia! Un cariñoso saludito desde España ;-))
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