compromiso

Definitions of compromiso
  1. noun
    the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
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    type of:
    rito, ritual
    any customary observance or practice
  2. noun
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
    synonyms: entrega, reclusión
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    types:
    dedicación
    commitment to some purpose
    type of:
    cooperación
    joint operation or action
  3. noun
    a meeting arranged in advance
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    types:
    cita a ciegas
    a date with a stranger
    cita
    a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
    type of:
    encuentro, reunión
    a small informal social gathering
  4. noun
    informal terms for a difficult situation
    synonyms: apretón, apuro, atolladero, brete, conflicto, confusión, conserva, desorden, embolismo, embrollo, enredo, estrecho, lío, maraña, mareo, pantano, taco
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    type of:
    dificultad
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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