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