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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Portuguese compromisso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompɾoˈmiso/
- Rhymes: -iso
- Hyphenation: com‧pro‧mi‧so
Noun
compromiso m (plural compromisos)
- commitment
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Catalan compromís, French compromis, Italian compromesso, Portuguese compromisso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompɾoˈmiso/
- Rhymes: -iso
- Syllabification: com‧pro‧mi‧so
Noun
compromiso m (plural compromisos)
- commitment
- sin compromiso ― without obligation
2006, Irene Askasibar Zendoia, La Sostenibilidad, Un Compromiso de La Escuela, Grao, page 82:Suscitar el compromiso y la participación de la comunidad escolar en la recogida selectiva.- Provoke the commitment and participation of the school community in the selective collecting.
- engagement, appointment
- (law) compromise
- predicament (an unfortunate or trying position)
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