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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréconcilier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rekonisilje
"Ils ont réussi à se réconcilier après une longue dispute."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restore friendly relations between enemies or disputing parties.
"The committee managed to reconcile the opposing factions after weeks of intense negotiations." - 2
To find a way to make two different ideas, beliefs, or claims consistent with each other.
"It is difficult to reconcile his passionate love for nature with his destructive industrial policies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'reconciliare', formed by the prefix 're-' (again, back) and 'conciliare' (to bring together, unite, from 'concilium' meaning council or assembly). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period via Old French, initially meaning to restore to favor or reinstate, later expanding to include the harmonization of conflicting ideas or accounts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reconcile" is said worldwide
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réconcilier
Transliteration: rekonisilje
"Ils ont réussi à se réconcilier après une longue dispute."
versöhnen
Transliteration: fersøhnen
"Die beiden Parteien versöhnten sich nach langen Verhandlungen."
riconciliare
Transliteration: rikonciliare
"Hanno cercato di riconciliare le loro differenze."
reconciliar
Transliteration: rekonsiljar
"Es necesario reconciliar las cuentas bancarias al final de cada mes."
reconciliar
Transliteration: hekonsilyar
"Eles conseguiram se reconciliar após o mal-entendidos."
मेल कराना
Transliteration: mel karana
"दोनों पक्षों के बीच मेल कराना कठिन था।"
调解
Transliteration: tiáo jiě
"他们试图调解这两派之间的矛盾。"
화해시키다
Transliteration: hwa-hae-si-ki-da
"우리는 오랜 갈등 끝에 서로를 화해시켰습니다."
和解させる
Transliteration: wakai saseru
"仲たがいした友人同士を和解させるのは難しい。"
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