English-Dutch translations for compensate

compenseren
Nee, dan devalueert de Zweedse kroon om dat te compenseren. No, the Swedish krona falls to compensate for this. Van onze kant kunnen we jarenlang onverantwoord gedrag compenseren. From our side, we can compensate for years of irresponsible behaviour. Als het niet goed voor zichzelf zorgt, daalt de munt om dat te compenseren. If it mismanages itself, the currency will fall to compensate for that.
goedmakenGeen enkele vorm van inkomsten kan de hierdoor veroorzaakte milieuschade goedmaken. There is no income that can compensate for the environmental damage this causes. Begrotingssteun en andere EU-programma's zullen de schade die is berokkend door een roofbouweconomie niet kunnen goedmaken. Budget support and other EU programmes will not compensate for the losses inflicted by a robber economy. Ik twijfel er dan ook niet aan dat de dynamische toepassing van de nieuwe oriëntaties de tekortkomingen van het Verdrag - die we allen vaststellen - kan goedmaken. The inadequacies we have all noted can be compensated, within the limits of what is fair, by dynamically making the most of the new prospects that are opening up.

schadeloosstellen
vergelden
vergoeden
Wie zal de getroffen burgers vergoeden? Who will compensate the individual citizens affected? Gaat de Commissie akkoord om de verliezen van de heer Howard te vergoeden? Will the Commission agree to compensate Mr Howard for his losses? Beschikt de Raad over een formule om deze zinloze en opzettelijk toegebrachte schade te compenseren of te vergoeden? Does it plan to make any arrangements to compensate for the unfair and deliberate damage caused?

To do after happens
To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or balanced; to equalize or make even
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation

It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.
To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway.
I dont like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so Im forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast.
To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.

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