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gentleman's_agreement

gentleman's agreement

English

Alternative forms

gentlemen's agreement

Noun

gentleman 's agreement ‎(plural gentleman's agreements or gentlemen's agreements)

A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour

Translations

agreement

Chinese:
Mandarin: 君子協定, 君子协定 ‎(jūnzǐ xiédìng)
Dutch: herenakkoord n, stilzwijgende overeenkomst f
Finnish: herrasmiessopimus (fi)
French: gentleman’s agreement (fr) m

German: stillschweigendes Abkommen n
Japanese: 紳士協定 ‎(shinshi kyōtei)
Korean: 신사협정 ‎(sinsahyeopjeong), 신사협약 (ko) ‎(sinsahyeobyak)
Russian: джентльме́нское соглаше́ние (ru) n ‎(džentlʹménskoje soglašénije)
Spanish: acuerdo de honor m, pacto de honor m
Telugu: పెద్దమనుషుల ఒప్పందం ‎(peddamanuṣula oppaṃdaṃ)

See also

sportsman's bet