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él compensa

makes up for, compensates for, is worth it, pays off

k o m ˈp e n s a → compensar
compens to make up for, to compensate for + a tú command / 3rd-person present tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #37,154
makes up for, compensates for
SP: Su esfuerzo compensa la falta de experiencia.
EN: Her effort makes up for her lack of experience.
is worth it, pays off
SP: Este trabajo no compensa.
EN: This job isn't worth it.
Conjugation of compensar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third compensa —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third compensa —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second compensa —

No te compensa.

It's not worth it.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Lo que le falta en carisma, ella lo compensa con trabajo duro.

What she lacks in charisma, she makes up for with hard work.

Pues no te compensa.

Well, it's not worth it.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Eso lo compensa su confianza en la victoria final.

That is offset by his confidence in the final victory.

— La Caída (2004)

Su ingenio compensa su falta de experiencia.

His ingenuity compensates for his lack of experience.

La delincuencia no compensa.

Crime doesn't pay.

Podemos poner fin a este mercado negro si nos compensa bien.

We can put an end to this black market if we are well compensated.

— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)

Sé que el trabajo duro compensa.

I know that hard work pays off.

¿Tú crees que te compensa?

Do you think it’s worth it for you?

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)