to achieve a compromise

to end in a compromise — завершаться компромиссом (о споре и т.п.)

to make smb more amenable to a compromise — склонять кого-л. к компромиссу

to move one's ground towards a compromise — идти к компромиссу

to negotiate a compromise with smb — вести с кем-л. переговоры с целью достижения компромисса; договариваться с кем-л. о компромиссе

to compromise oneself — компрометировать себя

to compromise with one's conscience — идти на сделку с собственной совестью

to compromise with smb on the question of mutual interest — соглашаться на компромисс с кем-л. по вопросу, представляющему обоюдный интерес

to force smb to compromise — вынуждать кого-л. идти на компромисс

la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

• alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

• alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

• no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

• alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

• hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

• con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

was willst du damit erzíélen? — what do you hope to achieve by that?

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro — rest o lean your head on my shoulder

no apoyes los codos en la mesa — don't put o lean your elbows on the table

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica