complimentary

gratuit, offert

Donné sans demander de paiement en échange.

En anglais simple : Given to you without asking you to pay.

• The hotel offers complimentary breakfast.
• We received two complimentary tickets to the concert.
• Are the drinks in this room complimentary?

Synonymes : free, free of charge

Expressions courantes : complimentary breakfast, complimentary tickets, complimentary drinks, complimentary service

élogieux, flatteur

Qui dit du bien de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Saying good things about someone or something.

• She made a complimentary remark.
• The reviews were complimentary about his acting.
• He was less complimentary when he saw the finished painting.

Comment l'utiliser : complimentary about someone/something (The teacher was very complimentary about your work.)

Synonymes : praising, flattering, approving

Contraires : critical, uncomplimentary

Expressions courantes : complimentary remarks, complimentary about something, complimentary review

de politesse

Se dit des formules polies et officielles utilisées pour terminer une lettre.

En anglais simple : Describing the polite, formal words used to end a letter.

• Choose a suitable complimentary close.
• The complimentary closing comes before your signature.
• “Yours sincerely” is a common complimentary close in business letters.

Expressions courantes : complimentary close, complimentary closing