(to) reconcile

(to) reconcile
(to) reconcile /ˈrɛkənsaɪl/
A v. t.
1 conciliare: The country is struggling to reconcile tradition and modernity, il paese si sta sforzando di conciliare tradizione e modernità; It is sometimes hard to reconcile the theory with the practice, a volte è difficile conciliare la teoria con la pratica
2 riconciliare, rappacificare: We attempted to reconcile them, but failed, abbiamo tentato di riconciliarli, ma non ci siamo riusciti
3 conciliare, comporre (una lite, una divergenza): They finally reconciled their differences, hanno finito per conciliare le loro divergenze
4 far quadrare (conti, ecc.): It is best to reconcile your bank statement at the end of each month, è bene verificare l'estratto conto ogni fine mese
5 (relig.) riconsacrare (un luogo sacro profanato)
B v. i.
riconciliarsi: He reconciled with his girlfriend soon after breaking up with her, si è riconciliato con la sua ragazza subito dopo che si erano lasciati
to reconcile oneself, rassegnarsi: You must reconcile yourself to your fate, devi rassegnarti al tuo destino □ to be (o to become) reconciled to, rassegnarsi a: They became reconciled to their lot, si sono rassegnati alla loro sorte.

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