to compensate, to make up for
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Ella quería compensar los cinco años que no estuvo contigo.
She wanted to make up for the five years she wasn't with you.
— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)
Fue su manera de intentar compensar a esa pobre gente por la pérdida.
It was his way of trying to compensate those poor people for their loss.
— Contratiempo (2017)
You must compensate for the loss.
I must compensate for the loss.
Te lo voy a compensar, ¿está bien?
I'll make it up to you, okay?
— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)
Haré lo que me pidas, para compensar lo pasado.
I'll do whatever you ask, to make up for what happened.
Ningún futuro podrá compensar lo que dejas pasar en el presente.
No future can compensate for what you let slip away in the present.
Tom trató de compensar su falta de sueño tomando una siesta.
Tom tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.