English-French translations for compensate

suppléerIl ne faudrait pas que nous soyons contraints politiquement de nous ériger en assemblée constituante pour suppléer une éventuelle irresponsabilité des gouvernements. We should not be politically forced to be a constituent assembly to compensate for the irresponsibility of the governments. En politique internationale, l'Europe est inexistante et ce sont les États membres qui doivent suppléer à cette carence. In terms of international politics, Europe does not exist, and this shortcoming can only be compensated for by the Member States.

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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