agreement

contratto, accordo

Accordo ufficiale che le persone coinvolte devono rispettare per legge.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: contract, pact

Espressioni comuni: sign an agreement, rental agreement, binding agreement

accordo, consenso

Situazione in cui più persone hanno la stessa opinione o accettano la stessa idea.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: consensus, accord

Contrari: disagreement

Espressioni comuni: in agreement, general agreement, reach agreement, complete agreement