Spanish Conversation · Level 32
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Spanish word
tratado
Pronunciation
IPA/tɾaˈtaðo/
Meaning
- masculine nounagreement
Example
Firmaron un tratado de comercio entre los dos países.
They signed a trade agreement between the two countries.
More examples
El tratado fue ratificado por el parlamento.
The treaty was ratified by parliament.
Core concept
Official signed agreement between states imposing legal obligations.
Common phrases
firmar un tratado
sign a treaty
ratificar un tratado
ratify a treaty
tratado de libre comercio
free trade agreement
Similar words
acuerdo: Expresses a mutual arrangement or decision between parties, often general or informal.
contrato: Specifies legally enforceable terms and obligations between private parties for transactions or work.
Definition in Spanish
Acuerdo formal y escrito entre partes, especialmente entre estados, que crea obligaciones jurídicas entre ellas.
Word origin
Derived from Latin tractare 'to handle' and its past participle tractatus, emphasizing a negotiated, documented pact.
Usage tips
- In this sense tratado corresponds to English treaty rather than an academic treatise, and it sounds formal in conversation.
Other meanings
- treatynoun
- treatisenoun
Related words
- tratarhandleverb
- tratodealnoun
- tratamientotreatmentnoun