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1 compensate
['kɔmpənseɪt] 1. vtdawać (dać perf) odszkodowanie +dat2. vito compensate for — rekompensować (zrekompensować perf) sobie +acc
* * *['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) kompensować2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) kompensować•- compensation -
2 balance
['bæləns] 1. n( equilibrium) równowaga f; ( of account) ( sum) stan m konta; ( remainder) saldo nt rachunku; ( scales) waga f2. vtbudget bilansować (zbilansować perf); account zamykać (zamknąć perf); pros and cons rozważać (rozważyć perf); (make equal, compensate) równoważyć (zrównoważyć perf)3. vibalansować, utrzymywać równowagębalance of trade/payments — bilans handlowy/płatniczy
to balance the books ( COMM) — zamykać (zamknąć perf) księgi
* * *['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) waga2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) równowaga3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) równowaga4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) bilansować2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) utrzymywać równowagę•- in the balance
- off balance
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3 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) wybić się2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) wynagrodzić -
4 redeem
[rɪ'diːm]vtsituation, reputation ratować (uratować perf); sth in pawn wykupywać (wykupić perf); loan spłacać (spłacić perf); ( REL) odkupić ( perf)to redeem o.s. — zrehabilitować się ( perf)
* * *[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) wykupić2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) wykupić, zbawić3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) (s)kompensować•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
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5 redress
[rɪ'drɛs] 1. n 2. vterror, wrong naprawiać (naprawić perf)to redress the balance — przywracać (przywrócić perf) równowagę
* * *[rə'dres] 1. verb(to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) zadośćuczynić2. noun((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) rekompensata
См. также в других словарях:
compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN … Financial and business terms
compensate — vb 1 Compensate, countervail, balance, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise are comparable when meaning to make up for or to undo the effects of. Compensate is by far the broadest of these terms both in mode of use and scope of application. It… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj … Law dictionary
Compensate — Com pen*sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensate — [v1] make restitution atone, come down with*, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good*, pay, pay up, plank out*, pony up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, take care of, tickle the… … New thesaurus
compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… … English terms dictionary
compensate — [käm′pən sāt΄] vt. compensated, compensating [< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com , with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in… … English World dictionary
compensate — 1640s, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare to weigh one thing (against another), thus, to counterbalance, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pensare, frequentative of pendere to weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) … Etymology dictionary
compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… … English dictionary
compensate — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate for (I cannot compensate for my inferiority complex) 2) (D; tr.) ( to reimburse ) to compensate for (to compensate smb. for damages) * * * [ kɒmpənseɪt] (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate … Combinatory dictionary