agreement

contrato, acuerdo

Pacto formal que las personas deben cumplir por ley.

En inglés sencillo: An official arrangement that people must follow by law.

• Please read the agreement before signing.
• Both companies signed a new agreement.
• The court ruled that she had broken the agreement.

Cómo se usa: an agreement between A and B (The agreement between the two companies lasts five years.); an agreement to do something (They signed an agreement to supply new equipment.)

Sinónimos: contract, pact

Expresiones frecuentes: sign an agreement, rental agreement, binding agreement

acuerdo, consenso

Situación en la que varias personas piensan lo mismo o aceptan una misma idea.

En inglés sencillo: A situation in which people have the same opinion or accept the same idea.

• Everyone nodded in agreement.
• We reached agreement on the main points.
• There was little agreement about how to solve the problem.

Cómo se usa: in agreement with someone (I am in agreement with you.); agreement on/about something (There is general agreement on the need for change.)

Sinónimos: consensus, accord

Antónimos: disagreement

Expresiones frecuentes: in agreement, general agreement, reach agreement, complete agreement