Spanish Conversation · Level 35
75 words
Spanish word
cumplimentar
Pronunciation
IPA/kumplimenˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbfill in
Example
¿Puedes cumplimentar este formulario?
Can you fill in this form?
More examples
Debe cumplimentar todos los campos obligatorios.
You must fill in all required fields.
Core concept
Writing required details into a government or administrative form.
Common phrases
cumplimentar un formulario
fill in a form
cumplimentar la solicitud
fill in the application
cumplimentar los datos
fill in the data
Similar words
rellenar: Writes information into the blank spaces of a form or questionnaire.
completar: Fills in gaps or missing parts to complete an item or record.
presentar: Submits a document or application to an authority as an official submission.
Definition in Spanish
Introducir en un formulario los datos exigidos para cumplir un requisito administrativo.
Word origin
Built from cumplir 'to fulfill' (from Latin complēre 'to fill') with a verbal-forming element that turns the idea of fulfilment into the action of entering data.
Usage tips
- Primarily used in bureaucratic or official contexts, whereas in casual speech speakers usually prefer rellenar or llenar.
Other meanings
- fill outverb
- enterverb
Opposites
- omitiromitverb
Related words
- cumplimentaciónfilling innoun
- cumplimentadofilled inadjective