compromiso
Galician
Etymology
From Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Portuguese compromisso.
Spanish
FWOTD – 17 January 2013
Etymology
From Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Catalan compromís, French compromis, Italian compromesso, Portuguese compromisso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompɾoˈmiso/, [kõmpɾoˈmiso]
- Hyphenation: com‧pro‧mi‧so
Noun
compromiso m (plural compromisos)
- commitment
- 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.
- Suscitar el compromiso y la participación de la comunidad escolar en la recogida selectiva.
- 2006, Irene Askasibar Zendoia, La Sostenibilidad, Un Compromiso de La Escuela, Grao, page 82:
- (law) compromise
- predicament (an unfortunate or trying position)
Related terms
Further reading
- “compromiso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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