compromise

Un accord dans lequel chaque partie renonce à certaines exigences pour résoudre un désaccord.

The final compromise allowed the café to remain open later while reducing noise after ten o'clock.

Neither side achieved everything it wanted, but both considered the compromise fair enough to accept.

A workable compromise emerged when the neighbours agreed to share the cost of repairing the boundary wall.

She rejected a compromise that would have solved the immediate dispute while leaving the underlying problem untouched.

Renoncer à certaines exigences pour parvenir à un accord avec quelqu'un.

Both teams will have to compromise if they want to share the limited space fairly.

She was willing to compromise on the timetable, provided that the essential safety checks remained in place.

They eventually compromised by holding the event earlier and offering transport to guests who needed it.

Compromising can preserve a useful working relationship when neither person's preferred solution is possible in full.