compromettre

Le gel, ils dirent, compromit le projet entier, car il signifia que la facture de loyer ne pourrait pas être payée entièrement.
The freeze, they said, jeopardized the whole project, since it meant that the rent bill could not be paid in full.
Et le roi, incapable de leur résister totalement, se compromit en leur permettant de jeter Jérémie dans une citerne. (Jérémie 38 : 6).
And the king, unable to totally withstand them, compromised by allowing them to throw Jeremiah into a dungeon (Jeremiah 38:6).
Cette situation, connue du public par la voie des journaux, compromit sérieusement la crédibilité du pauvre père auprès des autorités de la Congrégation.
This situation, which became known to the public in the newspapers, compromised seriously the credibility of the poor Father with the authorities of the Congregation.
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