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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesacuerdo tácito
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈkweɾðo ˈtasito
"Llegaron a un acuerdo tácito sobre el reparto de tareas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An understanding, arrangement, or consent that is reached without being openly expressed or stated directly, often understood through actions or mutual silence.
"There was a tacit agreement between the two rivals to avoid each other's territory." - 2
An implicit contract recognized in law or social custom arising from the conduct of the parties involved rather than their spoken or written words.
"Their long-standing business partnership relied heavily on a tacit agreement of mutual trust."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'tacit', originating from the Latin 'tacitus' (silent, unspoken, past participle of tacere 'to be silent'), with 'agreement', derived from the Old French 'agreement'. It entered legal and philosophical discourse in the early modern period to describe understandings reached without explicit verbal communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tacit agreement" is said worldwide
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accord tacite
Transliteration: a-kɔʁ ta-sit
"Il existait un accord tacite entre eux."
stillschweigendes Einvernehmen
Transliteration: ʃtɪlˌʃvaɪɡəndəs ˈaɪnfɛɐ̯ˌnʊŋən
"Es gab ein stillschweigendes Einvernehmen zwischen den Parteien."
accordo tacito
Transliteration: akˈkɔrdo ˈtaːtʃito
"C'era un accordo tacito tra di loro."
acuerdo tácito
Transliteration: aˈkweɾðo ˈtasito
"Llegaron a un acuerdo tácito sobre el reparto de tareas."
acordo tácito
Transliteration: aˈkoɾdu ˈtasitu
"Havia um acordo tácito entre os concorrentes."
मूक सहमति
Transliteration: muuk sahamati
"उनके बीच एक मूक सहमति थी।"
默契
Transliteration: mòqì
"他们之间有一种默契。"
암묵적 합의
Transliteration: ammukjeok habui
"그들 사이에는 암묵적 합의가 있었다."
暗黙の了解
Transliteration: anmoku no ryōkai
"彼らの間には暗黙の了解があった。"
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