agree to disagree
Definitions
To accept each other's opinions and cease arguing; to peacefully acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
Equivalents
Españolacordar discreparconcordar discordarconcurrir en descordarconvenir en desconvenirpara ti la perra gordaponerse acorde con estar desacordeponerse concorde con estar discordeponerse de acuerdo con estar en desacuerdoquedar en desacordar
Portuguêsconcordar em discordar
2 more languages
עבריתהסכים שלא להסכים
Nederlandsagree to disagree
Examples
“I know⟳ we’re never going to agree⟳ on the merits of vegetarianism, so let’s agree⟳ to disagree, shall we?”
“By 1849, they agreed amicably to disagree, and McCormick bought the Ogden and Jones half of the business for $65,000.”
“We knew that no agreement concerning Taiwan could be reached at this time. While both sides could agree⟳ that Taiwan was a part of China — a position supported by both the Peking and Taiwan governments — we would have⟳ to oppose⟳ the use⟳ of military force⟳ by Peking to bring⟳ Taiwan under Communist rule⟳. Our lengthy discussions resulted as we expected: we could only agree⟳ to disagree and to reflect⟳ our differences in the communiqué. Thanks largely to Kissinger's negotiating skill and Chou's common sense⟳, the Chinese finally agreed to sufficiently modified language.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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