Grammatical class

Verb

compromettre

(transitive) to compromise, jeopardise

Details

Syllables

com-pro-met-tre

Phonetics

kɔ̃.pʁo.mɛtʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

7370

Freq. (movies)

7610

Freq. (news)

13839

Sentences

Cela va compromettre la prospérité de la ville.

It will threaten the prosperity of the town.

B1

Embarquer sur un bateau pirate pourrait compromettre ta vie.

Boarding a pirate ship could be dangerous for your life.

B1

Nous ne pouvons laisser quoi que ce soit compromettre notre mission, demain.

We can't let anything compromise our mission tomorrow.

B2

La mort de cet informateur pourrait compromettre le succès de cette opération.

The death of this informant could compromise the success of this operation.

B2