compromesso

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmes.so/
  • Rhymes: -esso
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧més‧so

Etymology 1

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From compromettere.

Adjective

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compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. compromised

Participle

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compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. past participle of compromettere
Further reading
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  • compromesso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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From Latin comprōmissum.

Noun

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compromesso m (plural compromessi)

  1. a compromise, a settlement, an agreement
  2. a preliminary contract, an agreement to sell
  3. an arrangement
  4. a trade-off
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Further reading
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  • compromesso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana