"complement" in German

complement
to complement

Detailed translations for "complement"

complement

1. general

complement
die volle Anzahl{feminine}
The ship didn't have a full complement to begin with, but still, there are a few.
Es war nicht die volle Anzahl auf dem Schiff, aber einige schon.
complement
das Gesamtbestand{neuter}
complement(also: complements)
vollständige Besatzung

2. of sth.

complement(also: addition, replenishment, completion, supplementation)
die Ergänzung{feminine}
It is the perfect complement to the natural sweetness of this carrot.
Die perfekte Ergänzung zur natürlichen Süße meiner Karotte.
You have to take the complement of seven each time.
Man muss jedes Mal die Ergänzung zu sieben nehmen.
complement
die Vervollständigung{feminine}

3. mathematics

complement
die Komplementärzahl{feminine}
complement
das Komplement{neuter}

4. linguistics

complement
die Satzergänzung{feminine}
complement
die Ergänzung{feminine}

to complement

to complement(also: to supplement)
ergänzen{transitive verb}
Each soul mate was chosen to complement the other... and to accept responsibility for the other.
Sie sollen sich gegenseitig ergänzen und füreinander Verantwortung tragen.
To not limit the likelihood of finding that one person who'd... complement me so completely.
ergänzen würde.

English synonyms for "complement"

complement {n}

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