cumprimentos

[kũ.pɾi.ˈmẽ.tus]

nounmasculine

greetings, regards, compliments

1. Expressions of polite greeting or respect

Please give my regards to your family.

Por favor, transmita meus cumprimentos à sua família.

2. Praise or expressions of admiration

She received many compliments on her performance.

Ela recebeu muitos cumprimentos por sua apresentação.

3. Polite acknowledgments or courtesies

The gentlemen exchanged cumprimentos at the meeting.

Os cavalheiros trocaram cumprimentos na reunião.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cumprimentos

Standard usage for greetings and compliments

Rio de Janeiro

cumprimentos

Common colloquial usage

São Paulo

cumprimentos

Formal and informal contexts

Portugal

cumprimentos

More formal, often used in written correspondence

apresentar cumprimentos - to present one's regards

trocar cumprimentos - to exchange greetings

fazer cumprimentos - to pay compliments

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