Compliments (kompliment, krasan, dojam)

Giving one

kompliment is a compliment — dati or primiti: Hvala na komplimentu! krasan is gorgeous, wonderful — the exclamation word: Kakva krasna haljina! odličan is excellent — also the top school grade: Večera je bila odlična.

Receiving one

Croatians deflect praise with pretjerivati — to exaggerate: Hvala, ali pretjeruješ!

The impression you leave

dojam is an impression: ostaviti dobar dojam is to make a good one: Ostavio je odličan dojam na roditelje.

For the elegant

dama is a lady — refined, elegant: Prava dama uvijek zna što reći.

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