compensar

to make up for, to compensate for

k o m p e n ˈs a ɾ
verb Uncommon #26,654
to make up for, to compensate for
SP: Quiero compensar el tiempo perdido.
EN: I want to make up for lost time.
Conjugation of compensar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third compensa —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third compensa —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second compensa —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First compensaré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First compensaré —

Debo compensar la pérdida.

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.

Esta casa es mi esfuerzo para compensar eso.

This house is my effort to make up for that.

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)

Debes compensar la pérdida.

You must compensate for the loss.

No hay manera en que yo te lo pueda compensar.

There’s no way I can make it up to you.

Y tengo mucho que compensar, a todos ustedes.

And I have a lot to make up to, all of you.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

¿Cómo irá a compensar la pérdida?

How is he going to make up for the loss?