If I say:

> お前は立派だよ

I tell the person that they are amazing as a person or that they did an
amazing job?
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The meaning of 立派だよ
The adjective can be applied to both works and to people. Your example
sentence has no further context, so we can only assume you are talking about
the person.
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立派 is generally used in the literal sense as a positive thing, either
complimenting someone or describing something in a good way.

I have also heard it used in a somewhat sarcastic or euphemistic way, such as
立派なおなか to describe a bulging (fat) stomach. With your example, 立派 is being
applied to the person. But without further context, it's not easy to give a
proper translation.
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