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1 compensate
['kɒmpenseɪt] 1.1) (financially) risarcire, indennizzareto compensate sb. for — risarcire o indennizzare qcn. di
2) (offset) compensare [imbalance, change]2.to compensate for — compensare [loss, difficulty]
* * *['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.) compensare2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensare•- compensation* * *['kɒmpenseɪt] 1.1) (financially) risarcire, indennizzareto compensate sb. for — risarcire o indennizzare qcn. di
2) (offset) compensare [imbalance, change]2.to compensate for — compensare [loss, difficulty]
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2 redeem
[rɪ'diːm] 1.1) (exchange) scambiare [ voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]2) (pay off) riscattare [ pawned goods]her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a
4) (satisfy) adempiere [ obligation]; mantenere [ pledge]5) relig. redimere, salvare2.to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi ( by doing facendo)
* * *[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) riscattare2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimere, liberare3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) recuperare, riscattare•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *[rɪ'diːm] 1.1) (exchange) scambiare [ voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]2) (pay off) riscattare [ pawned goods]her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a
4) (satisfy) adempiere [ obligation]; mantenere [ pledge]5) relig. redimere, salvare2.to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi ( by doing facendo)
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