French Conversation · Level 76
59 words
French word
traité
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁete/
Meaning
- masculine nountreaty
Example
Les pays ont signé un traité.
The countries signed a treaty.
More examples
Le traité de libre-échange a réduit les barrières commerciales.
The free-trade agreement reduced trade barriers.
Core concept
A formal written framework that fixes terms between parties or organizes a complete account of a subject.
Common phrases
traité de paix
peace treaty
traité de libre-échange
free-trade agreement
Similar words
accord: An oral or written agreement setting out what has been agreed.
entente: An arrangement between countries or organizations to promote cooperation or understanding.
contrat: A written civil agreement defining the rights and duties of two or more parties.
convention: A document agreed by concerned parties to establish specific rules or procedures.
Definition in French
Un traité désigne principalement un accord écrit et contraignant entre États ou parties; par extension, il peut aussi signifier un traité écrit et détaillé exposant un domaine particulier.
Word origin
The noun traité comes from the past participle of traiter, which descends through Old French from Latin tractare, meaning 'to handle'.
Usage tips
- English treaty and treatise correspond to different senses of French traité, so context determines whether it names an agreement or a scholarly work.
Other meanings
- treatisenoun
Opposites
- désaccorddisagreementnoun
- annulationcancellationnoun
Related words
- traiterhandleverb
- traitementprocessingnoun