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cumplir
1. v. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)
No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir. - Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
2. v. to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil(e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)
3. v. to turn a certain age (usually succeeded by los, although not necessary)
Cumplí los 18 años el mes pasado. - I turned 18 last month.
Ella vivió con sus padres hasta que cumplió 20 años. - She lived with her parents until she turned 20.
4. v. to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment)
5. v. to comply
6. v. to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed
7. v. to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment)
8. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled
Spanish > Spanish
cumplir
1. vt. Llegar a tener una determinada edad
Cumplir quince años.
2. vt. Hacer aquello que se prometió hacer.
3. vt. Pasar un determinado tiempo
Cumplirse quince días.

Example Sentences

Tengo un hijo que acaba de cumplir tres años.      I have a son who's just turned three. Debe cumplir con ella.      You must meet with her. Por más que me esfuerce, no puedo cumplir con las expectativas de mis padres.      No matter how hard I try, I can't meet my parents' expectations. Acaba de cumplir los veinte.      She has just turned twenty. No hagas promesas que no puedas cumplir.      Don't make promises that you cannot keep.

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