How to Say "Covenant" in Spanish

pacto

/ˈpaɡto/masculine

The English word 'covenant' can be translated into Spanish as pacto, convenio or acuerdo.

Meaning: agreement to do or not to do (noun)

Ways to say it

All forms of the word are masculine nouns used to describe an agreement to do or not to do something.

While all three terms refer to an agreement, convenio is specifically used for formal agreements like international treaties or labor conventions.

The plural form of pacto is los pactos.

/ˈpaɡto/

The word acuerdo shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'heart', because it is rooted in the Latin 'cor', implying that an agreement is a matter of being 'of one heart'.
Spanish uses pacto to describe the 'pacto de silencio', a social covenant of silence where a group agrees to keep a secret to protect its members.
When talking about a 'gentleman's agreement', Spanish speakers use pacto de caballeros. This phrase relies on the honor system rather than the legal weight of a convenio.

El pacto de no agresión fue firmado por ambas naciones.
The covenant of non-aggression was signed by both nations.
El pacto es muy importante.
The pact is very important.
Ellos rompieron el pacto de paz.
They broke the peace pact.
Firmamos un pacto de no agresión.
We signed a non-aggression pact.

Mateo and Lucía are making a promise to help each other.

Mateo

Hagamos un pacto, Lucía.
Let's make a covenant, Lucía.
Lucía

¿Qué quieres proponer, Mateo?
What do you want to propose, Mateo?
Mateo

Ayudarnos siempre con los estudios.
To always help each other with our studies.
Lucía

De acuerdo, acepto el pacto.
Agreed, I accept the covenant.

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