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Pronunciation / Transliteration: concessao
"O governo fez uma concessão."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
"The government made a concession to the strikers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin concessionem (a yielding, concession), from concedere (to yield, give way, concede), composed of com- (intensifying prefix) and cedere (to go, yield). The term entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially denoting a grant or privilege conceded by a sovereign or authority before broadening into general senses of compromise and yielding in an argument.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Concession" is said worldwide
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concession
Transliteration: concession
"Le gouvernement a fait une concession."
Zugeständnis
Transliteration: Zugestaendnis
"Die Regierung machte ein Zugeständnis."
concessione
Transliteration: concessione
"Il governo ha fatto una concessione."
concesión
Transliteration: concesion
"El gobierno hizo una concesión."
concessão
Transliteration: concessao
"O governo fez uma concessão."
रियायत
Transliteration: riyayat
"सरकार ने एक रियायत दी।"
让步
Transliteration: ràngbù
"政府做出了一些让步。"
양보
Transliteration: yangbo
"정부가 양보를 했다."
譲歩
Transliteration: jōho
"政府は譲歩した。"
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