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made up for

English translation: compensated for

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English term or phrase:made up for
Selected answer:compensated for
Entered by: Katya Kesten

13:21 Sep 9, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: made up for
Our 22Bet review team concluded that its live dealer portfolio is one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa. We were a bit disappointed by the limited choice of other casino games but it is sure made up for by hundreds of live dealers waiting to greet you at their tables.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 12:05
compensated for
Explanation:
the hundreds of dealers (good) compensated for the limited choice of other casino games (bad)

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Note added at 24 mins (2020-09-09 13:46:31 GMT)
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Asker: isn't the sentence a bit defective, BTW?

It's a bit wonky in terms of tenses and tone. You can rephrase for more natural speech:
"We were a bit disappointed by the limited number of other casino games, but the hundreds of live dealers waiting to greet you at their tables sure made up for it."
Selected response from:

Katya Kesten
Local time: 04:05
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +7compensated for
Katya Kesten
4 +2offset by
Mark Robertson


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
offset by


Explanation:
to offset: to balance one effect against an opposing effect, so that there is no great difference as a result.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/offset

Mark Robertson
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Sajad Neisi
18 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
compensated for


Explanation:
the hundreds of dealers (good) compensated for the limited choice of other casino games (bad)

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Note added at 24 mins (2020-09-09 13:46:31 GMT)
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Asker: isn't the sentence a bit defective, BTW?

It's a bit wonky in terms of tenses and tone. You can rephrase for more natural speech:
"We were a bit disappointed by the limited number of other casino games, but the hundreds of live dealers waiting to greet you at their tables sure made up for it."


Katya Kesten
Local time: 04:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: isn't the sentence a bit defective, BTW?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teangacha (X): You were first!!!! : )
1 min
  -> Thanks! :)
agree  philgoddard
2 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sarah Bessioud
2 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Bashiqa
12 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: I don't see anything wrong with sentence? it's conversational so informal
54 mins
  -> Thanks. "but it is sure made up for" is too muddled for my ear.
agree  Jennifer Caisley: I agree with you about the slightly strange tense shift - it definitely stood out to me!
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jennifer!
agree  AllegroTrans
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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