transiger

/tʁɑ̃.zi.ʒe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

to compromise
- Les deux parties transigent sur le délai.
  
  Both sides compromise on the deadline.

"mettre de l'eau dans son vin" and transiger are close synonyms for "to compromise," largely interchangeable, the former being idiomatic.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

contemporizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to compromise."

Spanish

transigir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to compromise."

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Last updated 2026-09-28