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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconforme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /komˈfoɾme/
"Todos los documentos deben estar conformes con la ley."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Disposed to act in accordance with established rules, requests, or wishes; yielding or submissive.
"The company struggled to remain compliant with the rigorous new international safety regulations." - 2
Tending to yield easily to others, sometimes excessively or without sufficient resistance.
"She realized her compliant nature often allowed colleagues to take credit for her hard work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb comply, originating in the early 17th century from French complier, ultimately from Latin complere meaning 'to fill up' or 'fulfill'. Over time, the meaning shifted from fulfilling a request to showing a yielding or obedient disposition toward rules and demands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compliant" is said worldwide
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conforme
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/
"Il est important de rester conforme aux normes en vigueur."
konform
Transliteration: /kɔnˈfɔʁm/
"Das Verhalten der Mitarbeiter war den Vorschriften konform."
conforme
Transliteration: /konˈforme/
"Il prodotto deve essere conforme alle specifiche tecniche."
conforme
Transliteration: /komˈfoɾme/
"Todos los documentos deben estar conformes con la ley."
conforme
Transliteration: /kõˈfɔɾ.mi/
"A atitude dele foi conforme o esperado."
आज्ञाकारी
Transliteration: aajnakari
"वह अपने प्रबंधकों के प्रति हमेशा आज्ञाकारी रहता है।"
顺从的
Transliteration: shùncóng de
"员工必须保持顺从的姿态以遵守公司规章。"
유순한
Transliteration: yusunhan
"그는 규칙에 매우 유순하게 따르는 편이다."
従順な
Transliteration: jūjun na
"彼女は上司の指示に対して非常に従順だった。"
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