
[Latin negōtiārī, negōtiāt-, to transact business, from negōtium, business : neg-, not + ōtium, leisure.]
negotiator ne·go'ti·a'tor n.| negligible, negligee, negative | |
| neighbourhood, neither, nem. Con. |
verb
v. 1. try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others: his government's willingness to negotiate.
2. obtain or bring about by negotiating.
negotiator n.
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To conduct business transactions; to deal with another individual in regard to a purchase and sale; to bargain or trade. To conclude by way of agreement, bargain, or compact. To transfer a negotiable instrument, such as a promissory note, or other commercial paper.
In the end, the pirates were unable to negotiate who got what treasure and fighting broke out amongst them.
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To deal or bargain with another or others to bring about an agreement or settlement.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forhandle, bringe i stand, opnå ved forhandling, afslutte, afhænde
v. tr. - forhandle
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Nederlands (Dutch)
onderhandelen, bespreken, (af)sluiten, tot stand brengen, (voorzichtig) passeren, overdragen/ verzilveren (cheque etc.), obstakel overkomen
Français (French)
v. intr. - négocier (avec) (pour obtenir)
v. tr. - négocier, franchir (un obstacle), surmonter, résoudre, (Fin) négocier
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Deutsch (German)
v. - verhandeln, überwinden, begeben, einlösen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπραγματεύομαι, διαβαίνω, διασχίζω, ξεπερνώ (με επιτυχία), υπερπηδώ
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - negociar, parlamentar
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Русский (Russian)
вести переговоры, договариваться
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Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - negociar
v. tr. - negociar, gestionar, administrar, atravesar, saltar
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Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förhandla, göra upp, negociera, överlåta, sälja, klara
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
谈判, 洽谈, 协商, 谈妥, 处理, 转让
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 談判, 洽談, 協商
v. tr. - 談妥, 處理, 轉讓
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한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 협상하다
v. tr. - 협상하다, (어음)유통시키다, 뛰어넘다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 交渉する, 取り決める, 協定する, うまく切り抜ける, 譲渡する, 切り抜ける, 流通させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتفاوض, يفاوض
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ניהל משא ומתן
v. tr. - דן, ביצע, עבר, הסדיר, המיר בכסף
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