negotiate

交渉する、話し合う

合意を目指して、相手と条件などを話し合う。

やさしい英語で： To discuss something with others and try to reach an agreement.

• We need to negotiate.
• She negotiated with her boss for better pay.
• They are still negotiating over the price.

使い方： negotiate with someone about something (We negotiated with the landlord about the rent.); negotiate over something (The two sides are negotiating over pay.)

類義語： bargain, discuss terms

よく使う表現： negotiate with someone, negotiate over something, negotiate a price

交渉して決める、取り決める

話し合いで合意に達し、取引や物事を決める。

やさしい英語で： To arrange a deal or settle something through discussions that lead to agreement.

• They negotiated a fair deal.
• We have negotiated a new agreement with the union.
• Can you negotiate a lower price for us?

使い方： negotiate something with someone (The company negotiated a new contract with its suppliers.)

類義語： arrange, broker, settle

よく使う表現： negotiate a deal, negotiate a contract, negotiate a settlement

切り抜ける、通り抜ける

通りにくい場所を無事に通過したり、問題を乗り越えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To get past or through a difficult place or problem successfully.

• She carefully negotiated the narrow stairs.
• The driver negotiated a sharp bend.
• We negotiated several obstacles before reaching the summit.

類義語： navigate, get past, get through

よく使う表現： negotiate a bend, negotiate the stairs, negotiate an obstacle