cumplir

A. vt

• 1 a (ejecutar) [orden] to carry out; [ley] to obey la satisfacción del deber cumplido = the satisfaction of having done one's dutyTranslate carry out | into French | into German | into Italian b [promesa/palabra] to keep; [compromiso] to honor*, fulfill*; [obligación/contrato] to fulfill* Definition of keep in the British & World English dictionary Definition of keep in the US English dictionary Translate keep | into French | into German | into Italian c (alcanzar) [objetivo/ambición] to achieve; [requisitos] fulfill* ¡misión cumplida! = mission accomplished Definition of achieve in the British & World English dictionary Definition of achieve in the US English dictionary Translate achieve | into French | into German | into Italian d (desempeñar) [papel] to perform, fulfill* Definition of perform in the British & World English dictionary Definition of perform in the US English dictionary Translate perform | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 [condena/sentencia] to serve; [servicio militar] to do Definition of serve in the British & World English dictionary Definition of serve in the US English dictionary Translate serve | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 [años/meses] mañana cumple 20 años = she'll be 20 tomorrow ¡que cumplas muchos más! = many happy returns! mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) = tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

B. vi

• 1cumplir con algo (con obligación) = to fulfill* sth, satisfy sth (con tarea) to carry out sth (con trámite) to comply with sth (con requisito/condición) to fulfill* sth cumple con su deber = he does his duty

• 2 (con una obligación social) nos invitó solo por cumplir = she only invited us because she felt she ought to con los Lara ya hemos cumplido = we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)