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compaginar

to combine, to reconcile

verb kohm-pah-hee-NAHR Rare

Also means

to coordinate

Usage Note

Compaginar is typically used when balancing two competing demands, such as work and family life (compaginar el trabajo con la familia). It is more formal than combinar and implies active effort to make things fit together. Common in journalism for layout work — compaginar páginas.

Examples

"Es difícil compaginar el trabajo con los estudios."

Natural Translation

It is hard to combine work and studies.

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