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compromettre

to compromise, to jeopardize, to incriminate

k ɔ̃ . p ʁ ɔ . m ɛ t ʁ
com together or jointly + promettre to promise
verb Rare #37,439
to compromise, to jeopardize
FR: Ne va pas compromettre ta sécurité en traversant ici.
EN: Don’t jeopardize your safety by crossing here.
to compromise, to incriminate Often used with a person: « compromettre quelqu’un » can mean to put someone in a difficult position or harm their reputation.
FR: Il a voulu compromettre son collègue en mentant.
EN: He tried to compromise his coworker by lying.

Il faut voir comment ça risque de compromettre nos buts.

We need to see how this might compromise our goals.

— Fight Club (1999)

Cela va compromettre la prospérité de la ville.

This will jeopardize the prosperity of the city.

Dolokhov, le fils de Maria Ivanovna, a fini de la compromettre.

Dolokhov, Maria Ivanovna's son, finished compromising her.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Juste les compromettre.

Just compromise them.

— Blow Out (1981)

La mort de cet informateur pourrait compromettre le succès de cette opération.

The death of this informant could compromise the success of this operation.

Vous commencez à compromettre sérieusement notre mission.

You are beginning to seriously compromise our mission.