reconcile

reconcile
transitive verb
1) (restore to friendship) versöhnen

become reconciled — sich versöhnen

2) (resign oneself)

reconcile oneself or become/be reconciled to something — sich mit etwas versöhnen

3) (make compatible) in Einklang bringen [Vorstellungen, Überzeugungen]; (show to be compatible) miteinander vereinen
4) (settle) beilegen [Meinungsverschiedenheit]
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verb
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) versöhnen
2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) in Einklang bringen
3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) sich abfinden
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rec·on·cile
[ˈrekənsaɪl]
vt
1. (make friends)
to \reconcile sb jdn versöhnen
my brother and I were finally \reconciled with [or to] each other mein Bruder und ich haben uns schließlich versöhnt
2. (make compatible)
to \reconcile a conflict einen Streit schlichten
to \reconcile differences Meinungsverschiedenheiten beilegen
it's difficult to \reconcile different points of view es ist schwierig, verschiedene Standpunkte unter einen Hut zu bringen
to \reconcile sth and [or with] sth etw mit etw dat vereinbaren [o abstimmen] [o in Einklang bringen]
to \reconcile accounts/one's checkbook AM FIN Konten/sein Scheckbuch abgleichen
3. (accept)
to \reconcile oneself to sth sich akk mit etw dat abfinden
to be \reconciled to sth an etw akk gewöhnt sein
he slowly became \reconciled to living a solitary life langsam gewöhnte er sich daran, ein einsames Leben zu führen
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['rekənsaɪl]
vt
1) people versöhnen, aussöhnen; differences beilegen; dispute schlichten

they became or were reconciled — sie versöhnten sich, sie söhnten sich aus

2) (= make compatible) facts, ideas, theories, principles miteinander in Einklang bringen, miteinander vereinbaren

to reconcile sth with sth — etw mit etw in Einklang bringen, etw mit etw vereinbaren

these ideas cannot be reconciled with the plans — diese Ideen sind mit den Plänen unvereinbar

how do you reconcile that with the fact that you said no last week? — wie lässt sich das damit vereinbaren, dass Sie letzte Woche nein or Nein gesagt haben?

3)

(= make accept) to reconcile sb to sth — jdn mit etw versöhnen

to reconcile oneself to sth, to become reconciled to sth —

what reconciled him to it was ... — was ihn damit versöhnte, war ...

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reconcile [ˈrekənsaıl] v/t
1. jemanden ver-, aussöhnen (beide:
to, with mit):
reconcile o.s. to, become reconciled to fig sich versöhnen oder abfinden oder befreunden mit, sich in sein Schicksal etc fügen;
be reconciled to sich abgefunden haben mit;
reconcile o.s. to doing sth sich mit dem Gedanken befreunden, etwas zu tun
2. einen Streit etc beilegen, schlichten
3. in Einklang bringen (with, to mit)
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transitive verb
1) (restore to friendship) versöhnen

become reconciled — sich versöhnen

2) (resign oneself)

reconcile oneself or become/be reconciled to something — sich mit etwas versöhnen

3) (make compatible) in Einklang bringen [Vorstellungen, Überzeugungen]; (show to be compatible) miteinander vereinen
4) (settle) beilegen [Meinungsverschiedenheit]
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v.
aussöhnen v.
versöhnen v.

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