ausgleichen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Unterschiedliches) balance; (Gegensätze) cancel; (Unebenheiten, Unterschiede) level out; (Mangel, Verlust) compensate (for), make up for, outweigh; (Fehler) make good; (Nachteiliges) offset; (Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte) reconcile, settle, smooth over; (Spannungen) ease; ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit poetic justice

2. WIRTS. (Konten) balance, settle; (Rechnung, Schulden) settle, pay

II v/i

1. SPORT equalize, Am. even the score

2. (vermitteln) mediate, act as a mediator

III v/refl (Gegensätze) cancel (out); (Unterschiede) even out; heute zahle ich, morgen du - das gleicht sich aus I’ll pay today, you can tomorrow - it balances (oder evens) out

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to counterbalance; to balance; to compensate; to square; to redeem; to level out; to settle; to equalize; to even out; to even up; to offset;

sich ausgleichen

to balance

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aus|glei|chen sep

1. vt

Ungleichheit, Unterschiede to even out; Unebenheit to level out; Konto to balance; Schulden to settle; Verlust, Fehler to make good; Mangel to compensate for; Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte to reconcile

etw durch etw áúsgleichen — to compensate for sth with sth/by doing sth

áúsgleichende Gerechtigkeit — poetic justice

See:

→ auch ausgeglichen

2. vi

1) (SPORT) to equalize

zum 1:1 áúsgleichen — to equalize the score at 1 all (Brit), to even up the score to 1 all (US)

2) (= vermitteln) to act as a mediator

áúsgleichendes Wesen — conciliatory manner

3. vr

to balance out; (Einnahmen und Ausgaben) to balance

das gleicht sich wieder aus — it balances itself out

das gleicht sich dadurch aus, dass ... — it's balanced out by the fact that ...

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1) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensate

2) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) even out

3) (to make equal: John did better in the maths exam than Jim and that evened up their marks.) even up

4) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) even

5) (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) equalize

6) (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) equalise

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aus|glei·chen

irreg

I. vt

▪ etw [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen

1. (glattstellen) to balance [or square] sth [with sth]

Schulden [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen to settle debts [with sth]

2. (korrigieren) to balance sth [with sth] sep

die Unebenheiten eines Fußbodens \ausgleichen to even out a floor

3. (wettmachen) to compensate for [or make good] sth [with sth/by doing sth]

4. (ausbalancieren) to reconcile sth [with sth]

II. vi

1. SPORT

[zum 1:1] \ausgleichen to equalize [the score at 1 all], to tie the score

2. (vermitteln) to prove [or be] conciliatory; Mensch to act as a mediator

III. vr

▪ sich akk [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen to balance out [as a result of sth]

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1.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb even out <irregularities>; ease <tensions>; reconcile <differences of opinion, contradictions>; settle <conflict>; redress <injustice>; compensate for <damage>; equalize, balance <forces, values>; make up for, compensate for <misfortune, lack>

ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit — poetic justice

2.

unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich nivellieren) balance out; (sich aufheben) cancel each other out

das gleicht sich wieder aus — one thing makes up for the other

3.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) equalize

zum 3:3 ausgleichen — level the score[s] at three all

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ausgleichen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Unterschiedliches) balance; (Gegensätze) cancel; (Unebenheiten, Unterschiede) level out; (Mangel, Verlust) compensate (for), make up for, outweigh; (Fehler) make good; (Nachteiliges) offset; (Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte) reconcile, settle, smooth over; (Spannungen) ease;

ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit poetic justice

2. WIRTSCH (Konten) balance, settle; (Rechnung, Schulden) settle, pay

B. v/i

1. SPORT equalize, US even thescore

2. (vermitteln) mediate, act as a mediator

C. v/r (Gegensätze) cancel (out); (Unterschiede) even out;

heute zahle ich, morgen du - das gleicht sich aus I’ll pay today, you can tomorrow – it balances (oder evens) out

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1.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb even out <irregularities>; ease <tensions>; reconcile <differences of opinion, contradictions>; settle <conflict>; redress <injustice>; compensate for <damage>; equalize, balance <forces, values>; make up for, compensate for <misfortune, lack>

ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit — poetic justice

2.

unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich nivellieren) balance out; (sich aufheben) cancel each other out

das gleicht sich wieder aus — one thing makes up for the other

3.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) equalize

zum 3:3 ausgleichen — level the score[s] at three all

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(Sport) v.

to draw level expr. v.

to balance v.

to compensate v.

to even out v.

to level v.

to square v.