complementary

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BrE /kəmˈplɪməntəri/ AmE /kəmˈplɪməntəri/

adjective en → es

1 MATCHING [attributive, predicative] B1

used to describe two or more things that work well together because each thing has qualities the others do not have

complementario, que complementa

  • be complementary to something

Collocations complementary skills · complementary therapies

  • The two systems are complementary and work well together.

    Los dos sistemas son complementarios y funcionan bien juntos.

2 ADDITIONAL [attributive] B2

used to describe something that is added to or improves another thing, but does not replace it

adicional, suplementario

  • be complementary to something

Collocations complementary information · complementary services

  • The report provides a lot of complementary data.

    El informe proporciona una gran cantidad de datos complementarios.