Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Deep Thoughts by Dayna Erickson
As far as I can tell, the Spanish language does not have a good translation for the word "compromise." One definition is "arreglo" which is agreement or "llegar a un arreglo" to reach an agreement, but that´s not exactly the same thing. Another definition is "transigir" which means to give way, to make concessions..."avenirse a transigir" to agree to concessions...in other words to loose.... not exactly a compromise....I´ve also heard the word "transar" used which means to trade, "compromiso" is a false cognate that means commitment..."comprometer" or "comprometerse" means to compromise but it´s to be compromised, to put in jeopardy or to put in danger...hmmmmmm.... perhaps this is an indicator as to why doing business is so different here.
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I think the english definition of compromise is "an agreement where neither party is satisfied".
hahaha
It sounds like you need to invent a two-word phrase that sums up "compromise", and start using it like mad. Like "equal concession" or something like that.
espero que angeles deben besos en tus pies para rejalacion eternal!
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