cumplimiento

fulfillment; compliance

noun koom-plee-MYEN-toh Less Common

Usage Note

Cumplimiento appears frequently in legal and administrative language: en cumplimiento de la ley (in compliance with the law). In personal contexts it can mean the fulfillment of a promise or duty. The related adjective cumplido means fulfilled or accomplished, but also has a separate meaning as a compliment (hacer cumplidos). Do not confuse cumplimiento (fulfillment) with cumpleaños (birthday).

Examples

"El cumplimiento de las normas es obligatorio."

Natural Translation

Compliance with the regulations is mandatory.

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