Accordo
NOUN [masculine]
Meaning and English translation 🔖
1. Agreement, harmony
🇬🇧 Harmony, agreement of feelings or understanding between people.
🇮🇹 Concordia, armonia di sentimenti o intesa tra persone.
2. Arrangement, deal
🇬🇧 Pact, convention between people, entities, or states to regulate their relationships.
🇮🇹 Patto, convenzione tra persone, enti o Stati per regolare i loro rapporti.
3. Chord
🇬🇧 In music, a combination of three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
🇮🇹 In musica, una combinazione di tre o più note suonate simultaneamente.
| Masculine ♂️ | Feminine ♀️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | l' - un accordo | - |
| Plural | gli - degli accordi | - |
Example sentences 💬
Servono almeno due persone per trovare un accordo.
It takes at least two people to reach an agreement.
C'è un perfetto accordo tra i colori del divano e delle tende.
There is a perfect harmony between the colors of the sofa and the curtains.
Il chitarrista suonava accordi jazz complessi.
The guitarist was playing complex jazz chords.
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Idioms with accordo 🇮🇹
Essere d'accordo
→ To agree
Sono d'accordo con te.
I agree with you.
Andare d'accordo
→ To get along
I miei due gatti vanno d'accordo.
My two cats get along well.
Andare d’amore e d'accordo
→ To get along in peace and harmony
Vado d’amore e d'accordo con mia sorella.
I get along in peace and harmony with my sister.
Mettersi d'accordo
→ To come to an agreement
Ci siamo messi d'accordo per incontrarci alle 8.
We agreed to meet at 8.
Di comune accordo
→ By mutual agreement
Abbiamo deciso di comune accordo di vendere la macchina.
We decided by mutual agreement to sell the car.
Trovare un accordo / Raggiungere un accordo
→ To reach an agreement
Dopo ore di trattative, hanno finalmente trovato un accordo.
After hours of negotiations, they finally reached an agreement.
Accordo commerciale
→ Business agreement
Le due aziende hanno firmato un accordo commerciale.
The two companies signed a business agreement.
Accordo di esclusiva
→ Exclusive agreement
Il cantante ha un accordo di esclusiva con quella casa discografica.
The singer has an exclusive agreement with that record company.
In accordo con la legge
→ In compliance with the law
Tutte le nostre azioni sono in accordo con la legge. All our actions are in compliance with the law.
Where does the word accordo come from? 🔎
Accordo comes from the Latin ad cordam, literally "to the heart", which indicates the union of feelings or wills. Thus, reaching an agreement means to bring hearts together.
