contemporizar
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contemporizar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. to be accommodating
Me niego a contemporizar. Tengo ideas muy claras y estoy dispuesto a defenderlas a toda costa.I refuse to be accommodating. I have very clear ideas and am willing to defend them at all costs.
b. to compromise
Al no lograr una mayoría absoluta en las elecciones, el presidente se vio obligado a contemporizar con los demás partidos políticos.By not achieving an absolute majority in the elections, the president was forced to compromise with the other political parties.
c. to temporize
El joven rey no tenía una naturaleza contestataria. Trataba siempre de contemporizar.The young king didn't have a rebellious nature. He always tried to temporize.
d. to temporise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Contemporizar no nos sirvió de nada, por eso decidimos alzarnos en armas.Temporising was of no use. That's why we decided to rise up in arms.
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