Usage Note
Compimento denotes the act of completing or fulfilling something — portare a compimento (to bring to completion) is a very common fixed phrase. It also appears in the expression il compimento degli anni, a formal way of referring to a birthday, though compleanno is far more common in everyday speech.
Examples
"Ha portato a compimento il suo progetto."
Natural Translation
He brought his project to completion.
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