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compromises

English translation: having to choose

14:35 Nov 20, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / general
English term or phrase: compromises
fewer compromises = safer?

Impressive performance.
Impressive fuel economy, too.
Perceptibly powerful and incredibly efficient 2.0 TFSI engine.
Experience unique performance and lower emissions.
Quattro all-wheel drive delivers power even more effectively to the road.
For more dynamism, more traction, more agility and fewer compromises.
Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 02:40
Selected answer:having to choose
Explanation:
No, it doesn't mean safer.

It means that you don't have to make a choice between competing qualities because it has both. For example, it has both good fuel economy and high performance so you don't have to give up one to get the other.
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Terry Richards
France
Local time: 21:40
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5 +6having to choose
Terry Richards
3compromises in peformance
Mark Nathan


  

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compromises in peformance


Explanation:
Not so much safety as general performance. If performance is compromised then it is not as good as it could be.
So basically the car performs to very high standards.

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Not just performance - it's about all the specifications. Also, I don't think you can define a word using that word!
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having to choose


Explanation:
No, it doesn't mean safer.

It means that you don't have to make a choice between competing qualities because it has both. For example, it has both good fuel economy and high performance so you don't have to give up one to get the other.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 21:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
5 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
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agree  acetran
1 hr
agree  Jack Doughty
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agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
agree  Arabic & More
3 hrs
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