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1 make a commitment to
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2 compromiso
compromiso sustantivo masculino sin compromiso alguno without obligation; los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them; yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise
compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring ' compromiso' also found in these entries: Spanish: ligadura - obligación - palabra - vale - anillo - argolla - contraer - cumplir - deshacer - desligarse - deuda - eludir - novio - plan - romper - usar - zafar English: attach - back out - booking - commitment - date - dedication - default setting - discharge - engagement - engagement ring - fulfil - fulfill - half-way - honour - keep - obligation - otherwise - outpouring - pledge - previous - stand by - stick by - stick to - unattached - compromise - engaged - foot - on - prior -
3 follow through
to follow through with : continuar con, realizar1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( pursue)they lack the finance to follow the program through — no disponen de recursos para seguir adelante con el programa
if you follow that line of argument through... — con esa lógica...
2) v + adv ( Sport) acompañar el golpe1. VT + ADV1) (=continue to the end)follow it through, it might be the only lead we've got — síguela or investígala, puede que sea la única pista que tengamos
that's all you need to make a start and follow it through — eso es todo lo que hace falta para empezar y seguir adelante
I was trained as an actress but I didn't follow it through — estudié arte dramático pero luego no seguí con ello
2) (Sport) [+ shot] acompañar2. VI + ADV1) (=take further action) continuar, seguirhe decided to follow through with his original plan — decidió continuar or seguir con lo que tenía pensado en un principio
to follow through on — (US) [+ commitment] cumplir con; [+ promise] cumplir; [+ plan, initiative] continuar con, seguir con; [+ threat] cumplir, llevar a cabo
2) (Ftbl) rematar; (Golf, Tennis) acompañar el golpe* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( pursue)they lack the finance to follow the program through — no disponen de recursos para seguir adelante con el programa
if you follow that line of argument through... — con esa lógica...
2) v + adv ( Sport) acompañar el golpe
См. также в других словарях:
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