Estauan (en. Were)
/es'ta.u.an/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
noun
A formal agreement between two or more parties.
The parties signed an estauan to collaborate on the project.
Las partes firmaron un estauan para colaborar en el proyecto.
A pact that has legal validity.
The estauan was registered to ensure compliance.
El estauan fue registrado para asegurar su cumplimiento.
A negotiation prior to an agreement.
Several meetings were held before reaching an estauan.
Se realizaron varias reuniones antes de llegar a un estauan.
Etymology
From Latin 'statuere', meaning to establish.
Common Phrases and Expressions
reaching an estauan
Achieving an agreement between the parties.
llegar a un estauan
verbal estauan
Agreement that is not written but is accepted by the parties.
estauan verbal
written estauan
Agreement that is formally documented.
estauan por escrito
Related Words
estatuo
Document that details the terms of an agreement.
estatuo
negotiation
Process by which an estauan is reached.
negociación
mediation
Intervention of a third party to facilitate an estauan.
mediación
Slang Meanings
An informal agreement among friends.
We made an estauan about who pays for dinner.
Hicimos un estauan sobre quién paga la cena.
Chat or discussion that does not lead to a real agreement.
They had an estauan, but didn't come to anything concrete.
Tuvieron un estauan, pero no llegaron a nada concreto.