sovitella — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accommodate verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
- bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
- compromise noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
- mediate verb To help two opposing sides reach an agreement by acting as a neutral go-between.
- moderate adj Neither too much nor too little; reasonable in amount or degree.
- reconcile verb To restore a friendly relationship between people after a disagreement.
- referee noun The official who enforces the rules during a sports match.
- settle verb To resolve a dispute, disagreement, or debt, often by reaching an agreement.
Senses
sovitella is used for these senses in English:
- accommodate (transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
- bridge To span as if with a bridge.
- coax (transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
- compromise To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
- make nice (US) To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.
- mediate (transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
- mediate (intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.
- moderate (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
accommodate — full definition
- verb To provide someone with a place to stay or space to fit.
- verb To adjust or adapt to someone's needs or wishes.
bridge — full definition
- noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
- noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
- noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
- noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.