"She requires a big compromise from the students."

Question

(Hablando de una profesora de música) my friend made that statement. Please help me to sort out a good Spanish equivalent from "Requiere un compromiso muy grande de los alumnos/por parte de los alumnos. I chose "alumnos" because the students are in their teens. (Can gran as in "un gran compomiso" ever have a sense of quantity, or does it always mean great as a quality?)

try commitment - margaretbl, Apr 1, 2011

Answer 1

"Requiere que los alumnos se comprometan Edit: un gran compromiso = a great compromise. un comprimiso grande = a great big compromise"

We have got to be careful here; in most spanish speaking countries, " un compromiso" means a commitment,as opposed to settling a dispute/some differences by both sides making concessions (compromise). Although "compromiso/compromise" are indeed cognates, the most widely used use in context for "compromiso" is "commitment", followed by "engagement" (as in "I'm engaged to Mariana, we'll get married next month"), with a distant third being "compromise".

That being said, jeezle is correct when he says that "Requiere que los alumnos se comprometan." is a good alternative.

I would also consider "Requiere que los alumnos hagan un compromiso real/sólido".

Thanks, Tom! - Luzbonita, Apr 2, 2011

Answer 2

In this situation "Requiere un compromiso muy grande" is understandable, but it would be more natural to say "Exige mucho de sus alumnos."

Gracias, Julian. - Luzbonita, Apr 2, 2011

Answer 3

Requiere que los alumnos se comprometan

Edit: un gran compromiso = a great compromise. un comprimiso grande = a great big compromise.