compromise Význam & definícia

Význam compromise v slovenčine

• 0 an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree:

  • It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks.

  • In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.

  • The government has said that there will be no compromise with terrorists.

• 1 to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone:

  • Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.

  • Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let's compromise at/on $350.

• 2 to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower:

  • Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.

  • If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised.

  • His political career ended when he compromised himself by accepting bribes.

• 3 to risk having a harmful effect on something:

  • We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.

• 4 an agreement between two sides who have different opinions, in which each side gives up something it had wanted:

  • Under the compromise, car manufacturers must use cleaner fuel but have more time to do it.

• 5 to lower or weaken standards:

  • His opponents charged that the deal would compromise conservative principles.

• 6 to agree to give up something you want if the other side, which has different opinions from yours, gives up something it wants:

  • Republicans were refusing to compromise on health-care legislation.

• 7 a situation in which the people or groups involved in an argument reduce their demands in order to reach an agreement:

  • arrive at/come to/reach a compromise House and Senate staffers are working long hours to try to reach a compromise.

  • acceptable/good/reasonable compromise A deal will stick only if the vast majority of bondholders accept it as a reasonable compromise.

  • a compromise deal/proposal/solution Both sides in the talks are willing to seek a compromise solution.

• 8 a solution to a problem that makes it possible for two or more opposite or different things to exist together:

  • compromise between sth and sth This piece of equipment is the ideal compromise between power and portability.

• 9 to reduce your demands in order to reach an agreement:

  • compromise (with sb) on sth They compromised with the HR department on the details of the appraisal system.

• 10 to risk harming something:

  • compromise (on) sth 'I believe it can be done without compromising on safety or service,' he said.

  • His goal was to run a successful business without compromising his principles.