covenant

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• /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/
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From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniēns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: smlouva — agreement to do or not to do
• Czech: dohoda — agreement to do or not to do
• Czech: úmluva — agreement to do or not to do
• Finnish: sopimus — agreement to do or not to do
• French: accord — agreement to do or not to do
• Galician: acordo — agreement to do or not to do
• German: Übereinkommen — agreement to do or not to do
• Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa) — agreement to do or not to do
• Ancient Greek: σύνθημα (súnthēma) — agreement to do or not to do
• Italian: accordo — agreement to do or not to do
• Māori: kawenata — agreement to do or not to do
• Russian: договорённость (dogovorjónnostʹ) — agreement to do or not to do
• Spanish: convenio — agreement to do or not to do
• Spanish: acuerdo — agreement to do or not to do
• Spanish: pacto — agreement to do or not to do
• Welsh: cyfamod — agreement to do or not to do
• Finnish: sitoumus — promise incidental to a deed or contract
• Māori: kawenata — promise incidental to a deed or contract
• Swedish: förbindelse — promise incidental to a deed or contract
• Arabic: مِيثَاق (mīṯāq) — binding agreement
• Arabic: عَهْد (ʕahd) — binding agreement
• Armenian: ուխտ (uxt) — binding agreement
• Bulgarian: договор (dogovor) — binding agreement
• Czech: dohoda — binding agreement
• Czech: pakt — binding agreement
• Danish: pagt — binding agreement
• Dutch: verbond — binding agreement
• Finnish: sitoumus — binding agreement
• French: pacte — binding agreement
• French: convention — binding agreement
• French: alliance — binding agreement
• Galician: avinza — binding agreement
• Galician: convenio — binding agreement
• Galician: pacto — binding agreement
• German: Bund — binding agreement
• Greek: συμφωνία (symfonía) — binding agreement
• Greek: σύμφωνο (sýmfono) — binding agreement
• Greek: συνθήκη (synthíki) — binding agreement
• Greek: σύμβαση (sýmvasi) — binding agreement
• Ancient Greek: διαθήκη (diathḗkē) — binding agreement
• Hebrew: ברית (brit) — binding agreement
• Indonesian: perjanjian — binding agreement
• Italian: patto — binding agreement
• Italian: accordo — binding agreement
• Italian: contratto — binding agreement
• Italian: convenzione — binding agreement
• Italian: alleanza — binding agreement
• Japanese: 誓約 (seiyaku) — binding agreement
• Latin: pactiō — binding agreement
• Māori: kawenata — binding agreement
• Plautdietsch: Bunt — binding agreement
• Polish: ugoda — binding agreement
• Polish: umowa — binding agreement
• Portuguese: pacto — binding agreement
• Portuguese: contrato — binding agreement
• Portuguese: promessa — binding agreement
• Romanian: legământ — binding agreement
• Russian: догово́р (dogovór) — binding agreement
• Scottish Gaelic: cùmhnant — binding agreement
• Slovak: pakt — binding agreement
• Slovak: zmluva — binding agreement
• Slovak: dohoda — binding agreement
• Spanish: convenio — binding agreement
• Spanish: contrato — binding agreement
• Spanish: alianza — binding agreement
• Spanish: pacto — binding agreement
• Swedish: pakt — binding agreement
• Swedish: överenskommelse — binding agreement
• Swedish: förbund — binding agreement
• Swedish: avtal — binding agreement
• Tamil: உடன்படிக்கை (uṭaṉpaṭikkai) — binding agreement
• Welsh: cyfamod — binding agreement
• Bulgarian: спогодба (spogodba) — incidental clause
• Finnish: ehto — incidental clause
• Finnish: sopimusehto — incidental clause
• French: clause — incidental clause
• German: Zusage — incidental clause
• Italian: clausola accessoria — incidental clause
• Italian: clausola secondaria — incidental clause
• Japanese: 特約 (tokuyaku) — incidental clause
• Māori: kawenata — incidental clause
• Spanish: cláusula — incidental clause
• Bulgarian: споразумявам се (sporazumjavam se) — to enter into a covenant
• Bulgarian: договарям се (dogovarjam se) — to enter into a covenant
• Czech: zavázat se — to enter into a covenant
• Czech: uzavřít dohodu — to enter into a covenant
• Finnish: sitoutua — to enter into a covenant
• Italian: accordarsi — to enter into a covenant
• Italian: impegnarsi — to enter into a covenant
• Italian: convenzionarsi — to enter into a covenant
• Italian: allearsi — to enter into a covenant
• Japanese: 約束する (yakusokusuru) — to enter into a covenant
• Polish: umówić się — to enter into a covenant
• Swedish: avtala — to enter into a covenant
• Welsh: cyfamodi — to enter into a covenant
• Czech: uzavřít dohodu — to enter a formal agreement
• Czech: uzavírat dohodu — to enter a formal agreement
• Finnish: sitoutua — to enter a formal agreement
• Italian: stipulare — to enter a formal agreement
• Italian: convenire — to enter a formal agreement
• Italian: sottoscrivere — to enter a formal agreement
• Italian: contrarre — to enter a formal agreement
• Japanese: 契約する (keiyakusuru) — to enter a formal agreement
• Polish: zawrzeć umowę — to enter a formal agreement
• Russian: заключа́ть соглаше́ние (zaključátʹ soglašénije) — to enter a formal agreement
• Swedish: avtala — to enter a formal agreement
• Welsh: cyfamodi — to enter a formal agreement
• Welsh: cytuno — to enter a formal agreement