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No compromise was possible.Il n’y avait pas de compromis possible.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
compromise the health or safety of persons in its territory;de compromettre la santé ou la sécurité des personnes sur son territoire,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
He, at any rate, would be an easy and docile master, and would never compromise them.Ce maître-là, au moins, serait docile et ne les compromettrait pas.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
the OCOL's investigatory process will become much more formal and rigid, and this will compromise the COL's ombudsman role;le processus d'enquête du Commissaire deviendrait beaucoup plus formel et rigide, ce qui compromettrait le rôle d'ombudsman du Commissaire;http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011
I meant to compromise matters by going down to the edge and just throwing the water over myself; so I took a towel and crept out on the bank and wormed my way along on to the branch of a tree that dipped down into the water.Je m’en tins donc au compromis qui consistait à descendre jusqu’au bord et à m’asperger simplement d’eau. Je pris une serviette et m’aventurai sur la basse branche d’un arbre qui trempait dans le fleuve.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
Whereas the granting of certain aid would compromise the functioning of the single market;considérant que le fonctionnement du marché unique serait compromis par l'octroi de certaines aides;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
He resolved simply to act prudently, so as not to compromise her in the mind of her new lover.Il résolut simplement d’agir avec prudence, pour ne pas lui nuire dans l’esprit de son nouvel amant.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
"You can have no idea, Pierre, of what goes on in that little head of hers when anybody says or does anything contrary to her ideas of justice. Such absolute and lofty ideas they are, that they can descend to no compromise.Tu ne peux pas t’imaginer, Pierre, ce qui se passe dans cette petite caboche-là, lorsqu’on contrarie l’idée qu’elle a de la justice, oh ! une idée si haute, si totale, qu’elle ne souffre aucun accommodement...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Some difficulty occurred concerning the command of the vessel, but the matter had been finally settled by an amicable compromise.Il y eut quelque difficulté relativement au commandement du cutter, car il existait encore de la méfiance contre Jasper ; mais l’affaire se termina par un arrangement fait à l’amiable.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
In concluding, he highlighted the key elements to achieve the aims of the Committee, namely through consensus, compromise and the understanding of other countries' points of view and wished the Committee good progress.Après avoir rappelé les éléments essentiels à la réalisation des objectifs du Comité, à savoir le consensus, la conciliation et la compréhension des points de vue des autres pays, il a souhaité de fructueuses délibérations au Comité.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 27.08.2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 27.08.2011
' And they've tried to compromise him in political matters,' continued Monsieur Maffre.--Et n'a-t-on pas cherché à compromettre monsieur le curé dans les affaires politiques! continua M. Maffre.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
On introducing a compromise text for paragraph 2 it was explained that this formulation had been offered on previous occasions and that it attempted to accommodate all concerns expressed during the first two meetings.En présentant un nouveau texte de compromis pour le paragraphe 2, on a expliqué que ce libellé avait déjà été proposé à plusieurs reprises dans le passé et qu'il visait à apaiser toutes les inquiétudes exprimées au cours des deux premières séances.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 2/28/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 2/28/2011
Under this general limitation, the legislature can strike a balance or achieve a compromise between the exercise of a guaranteed right and the safeguarding of society's best interests.Cette limitation générale permet au législateur d'atteindre l'équilibre ou un compromis entre l'exercice d'un droit garanti et la sauvegarde d'un intérêt supérieur de la société.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.11.2011
Whether he would take up any offer of a compromise peace from London he could not say.Il ne pouvait dire s'il accepterait une offre de paix de compromis venant de Londres.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Take the temporal power for instance; how can you have fancied that the Holy See would ever enter into any compromise on that question?Le pouvoir temporel, par exemple, comment avez-vous pu croire que jamais le Saint-Siège transigera sur cette question ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
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compromise
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | compromised |
Imperative | compromise |
Present Participle (Participle I) | compromising |
Past Participle (Participle II) | compromised |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I compromise | we compromise |
you compromise | you compromise |
he/she/it compromises | they compromise |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am compromising | we are compromising |
you are compromising | you are compromising |
he/she/it is compromising | they are compromising |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have compromised | we have compromised |
you have compromised | you have compromised |
he/she/it has compromised | they have compromised |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been compromising | we have been compromising |
you have been compromising | you have been compromising |
he/she/it has been compromising | they have been compromising |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I compromised | we compromised |
you compromised | you compromised |
he/she/it compromised | they compromised |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was compromising | we were compromising |
you were compromising | you were compromising |
he/she/it was compromising | they were compromising |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had compromised | we had compromised |
you had compromised | you had compromised |
he/she/it had compromised | they had compromised |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been compromising | we had been compromising |
you had been compromising | you had been compromising |
he/she/it had been compromising | they had been compromising |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will compromise | we shall/will compromise |
you will compromise | you will compromise |
he/she/it will compromise | they will compromise |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be compromising | we shall/will be compromising |
you will be compromising | you will be compromising |
he/she/it will be compromising | they will be compromising |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have compromised | we shall/will have compromised |
you will have compromised | you will have compromised |
he/she/it will have compromised | they will have compromised |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been compromising | we shall/will have been compromising |
you will have been compromising | you will have been compromising |
he/she/it will have been compromising | they will have been compromising |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would compromise | we should/would compromise |
you would compromise | you would compromise |
he/she/it would compromise | they would compromise |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be compromising | we should/would be compromising |
you would be compromising | you would be compromising |
he/she/it would be compromising | they would be compromising |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have compromised | we should/would have compromised |
you would have compromised | you would have compromised |
he/she/it would have compromised | they would have compromised |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been compromising | we should/would have been compromising |
you would have been compromising | you would have been compromising |
he/she/it would have been compromising | they would have been compromising |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am compromised | we are compromised |
you are compromised | you are compromised |
he/she/it is compromised | they are compromised |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being compromised | we are being compromised |
you are being compromised | you are being compromised |
he/she/it is being compromised | they are being compromised |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been compromised | we have been compromised |
you have been compromised | you have been compromised |
he/she/it has been compromised | they have been compromised |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was compromised | we were compromised |
you were compromised | you were compromised |
he/she/it was compromised | they were compromised |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being compromised | we were being compromised |
you were being compromised | you were being compromised |
he/she/it was being compromised | they were being compromised |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been compromised | we had been compromised |
you had been compromised | you had been compromised |
he/she/it had been compromised | they had been compromised |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be compromised | we shall/will be compromised |
you will be compromised | you will be compromised |
he/she/it will be compromised | they will be compromised |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been compromised | we shall/will have been compromised |
you will have been compromised | you will have been compromised |
he/she/it will have been compromised | they will have been compromised |
compromise
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | compromise | compromises |
Possessive case | compromise's | compromises' |