FrenchWord

Compromise

Concessions, middle ground, and reaching agreement.

le compromis

compromise

/lə kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mi/

Trouver un compromis.

To find a compromise.

la concession

concession

/la kɔ̃.sɛ.sjɔ̃/

Faire des concessions.

To make concessions.

céder

to give in

/se.de/

Céder un peu.

To give in a little.

concéder

to concede

/kɔ̃.se.de/

Concéder un point.

To concede a point.

l’arrangement

arrangement

/la.ʁɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃/

Trouver un arrangement.

To find an arrangement.

arranger

to arrange; sort out

/a.ʁɑ̃.ʒe/

S’arranger.

To work something out.

accepter

to accept

/ak.sɛp.te/

Accepter un compromis.

To accept a compromise.

refuser

to refuse

/ʁə.fy.ze/

Refuser une offre.

To refuse an offer.

la solution

solution

/la sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/

Une solution acceptable.

An acceptable solution.

résoudre

to resolve

/ʁe.zudʁ/

Résoudre un conflit.

To resolve a conflict.

le terrain d’entente

common ground

/lə tɛ.ʁɛ̃ dɑ̃.tɑ̃t/

Chercher un terrain d’entente.

To look for common ground.

le moyen terme

middle ground

/lə mwa.jɛ̃ tɛʁm/

Proposer un moyen terme.

To propose a middle ground.

l’entente

understanding; deal

/lɑ̃.tɑ̃t/

Parvenir à une entente.

To reach an understanding.

la flexibilité

flexibility

/la flɛk.si.bi.li.te/

Faire preuve de flexibilité.

To show flexibility.

flexible

flexible

/flɛk.sibl/

Être flexible.

To be flexible.

trouver

to find

/tʁu.ve/

Trouver un compromis.

To find a compromise.

l’accord

agreement

/la.kɔʁ/

Un accord mutuel.

A mutual agreement.

la condition

condition

/la kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/

Accepter sous conditions.

To accept under conditions.

négocier

to negotiate

/ne.ɡɔ.sje/

Négocier un compromis.

To negotiate a compromise.

conclure

to conclude

/kɔ̃.klyʁ/

Conclure un arrangement.

To conclude an arrangement.

la réussite

success

/la ʁe.y.sit/

La réussite des négociations.

The success of the negotiations.

l’échec

failure

/le.ʃɛk/

L’échec des négociations.

The failure of the negotiations.

proposer

to propose

/pʁɔ.po.ze/

Proposer un moyen terme.

To propose a middle ground.

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