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A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
君子協定 /君子协定
(jūnzǐ xiédìng)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Danish:
gentlemen's agreement
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Dutch:
herenakkoord
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Dutch:
stilzwijgende overeenkomst
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Finnish:
herrasmiessopimus
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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French:
gentleman’s agreement
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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German:
stillschweigendes Abkommen
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Hungarian:
írásba nem foglalt megállapodás
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Hungarian:
kölcsönös bizalmon alapuló megállapodás
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Hungarian:
becsületbeli megállapodás
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Japanese:
紳士協定
(shinshi kyōtei)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Korean:
신사협정
(sinsahyeopjeong)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Korean:
신사협약
(sinsahyeobyak)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Polish:
dżentelmeńska umowa
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Portuguese:
acordo de cavalheiros
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Russian:
джентльме́нское соглаше́ние
(džentlʹménskoje soglašénije)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Spanish:
acuerdo de honor
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Spanish:
pacto de honor
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Spanish:
pacto de caballeros
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Telugu:
పెద్దమనుషుల ఒప్పందం
(peddamanuṣula oppandaṁ)
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Turkish:
centilmenlik anlaşması
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
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Turkish:
gentleman’s agreement
— usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour
