el
masculine
/ˈpakto/
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Translation
pact, agreement
Word origin
From Latin pactum ('agreement'), from pacisci ('to agree, to make a bargain'). The same root gives English 'pact' and 'compact'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pactum
- English cognates
- pact, compact
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpactos
Examples
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The two countries signed a peace pact.
contarlo .
We made a pact not to tell anyone.
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The pact between the parties lasted barely a year.
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Are you willing to keep your part of the pact?
convino.
They broke the pact as soon as it suited them.
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