Spanish Conversation · Level 9
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Spanish word
acuerdo
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈkweɾðo/
Meaning
- masculine nounagreement
Example
No estoy de acuerdo.
I am not in agreement.
More examples
Para avanzar debemos llegar a un acuerdo.
To move forward we must reach an agreement.
Core concept
Two people nodding with matching checkmarks above their heads.
Common phrases
estar de acuerdo
be in agreement
llegar a un acuerdo
reach an agreement
firmar un acuerdo
sign an agreement
Similar words
consenso: Reach a shared judgment through alignment of multiple individual views.
consentimiento: Grant approval or consent for a proposal, action, or request.
convenio: Constitute a formal, often written, pact or contract between parties.
trato: Create a negotiated arrangement or promise that governs parties' actions.
Definition in Spanish
Conformidad o consentimiento alcanzado entre personas o partes.
Word origin
From Latin accordare (ad- 'to' + cor/cord- 'heart'), Spanish keeps the sense 'bring hearts together', with the verb acordar meaning to agree and the noun acuerdo naming the resulting mutual consent.
Usage tips
- Estar de acuerdo expresses being in agreement, acordar commonly means to reach or decide an agreement, and acordarse means to remember.
Other meanings
- consentnoun
Opposites
- desacuerdodisagreementnoun
- discrepanciadiscrepancynoun
Related words
- acordaragreeverb
- acordadoagreedadjective