to make up for, to compensate for
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I must compensate for the loss.
Te lo voy a compensar, ¿está bien?
I'll make it up to you, okay?
— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)
Le dije que era para compensar lo de ayer.
I told him it was to make up for yesterday.
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.
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)
Es su comportamiento inconsciente para compensar por el hombre que murió.
It is his unconscious behavior to compensate for the man who died.
— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)
Haré lo que me pidas, para compensar lo pasado.
I'll do whatever you ask, to make up for what happened.
Me gustaría compensar su gentileza apenas pueda.
I would like to repay their kindness as soon as I can.
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)