Contract vs Deals

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Contract

Formal Top 2000 (común) B2 noun

Deals

Top 1000 (muy común)

Más formal: Contract Más común: Deals

	Contract	Deals
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkɒntrækt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkɑːntrækt/"]/	🇬🇧 //dɪˈiːlz// 🇺🇸 //dilz//
Significado	Un acuerdo legal entre dos o más partes. A legal agreement between two or more parties.	Agreements or transactions made by people or companies.
Ejemplo	Before signing the contract, make sure to read all the terms carefully.	They struck several important deals during the conference.
Registro	Formal	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	B2	-
Categoría gramatical	noun
Colocaciones	long-term, permanent, guaranteed, have, bid for, bid on, expire, be worth something, work, worker, manufacturer, in a/​the contract, on a contract, under contract (to), (a) breach of contract, a contract of employment, a contract of sale, take out, have out, killer, killing, contract on	make a deal, strike a deal, sweetheart deal, business deals, real estate deals
Antónimos	break, violate, disregard	disagreement, dispute, refusal, rejection
Errores comunes	'Contract' confused with 'contracting' which relates to decreasing in size., Using 'contract' as a verb without an object, e.g. 'I will contract.' without specifying what., Mixing up 'contract' with 'agreement' (not all contracts are informal agreements).	Confusing 'deal' with 'steal', as they have different meanings., Using 'deals' without context; it should be clear what type of deals are being referenced., Omitting 'a' or 'the' when referring to a specific deal.
Notas de uso	Usa 'contrato' en contextos legales y de negocios. Puede que no sea adecuado en conversaciones informales. Además, ten en cuenta sus diferentes significados en el uso legal frente al general. Use 'contract' in legal and business contexts. It may not be suitable in casual conversations. Also, be aware of its different meanings in legal versus general usage.	Use 'deals' in business or negotiations contexts. It can refer to formal agreements or casual exchanges, but avoid slang settings.

Míralo en clips reales

We hope you'll sign a contract to appear five times a year.

The Sopranos › S1 E1

about the hauling contract?

I wasn't aware we had any government contracts.

We hope you'll sign a contract to appear five times a year.

The Sopranos › S1 E1

about the hauling contract?

Contract

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

You seem to know a great deal about Thanos.

They can't afford to be off the streets as long enough for trial and appeal. They'll cut deals that include some jail time.

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

You seem to know a great deal about Thanos.

They can't afford to be off the streets as long enough for trial and appeal. They'll cut deals that include some jail time.

Deals

Preguntas frecuentes: Contract vs Deals

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Contract y Deals?

Contract: A legal agreement between two or more parties. Deals: Agreements or transactions made by people or companies.

¿Cuál es más formal: Contract y Deals?

Contract es la más formal de estas.

¿Cuál es más común: Contract y Deals?

Deals es la más común en el inglés cotidiano.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Contract: Before signing the contract, make sure to read all the terms carefully. Deals: They struck several important deals during the conference.

¿Puedo usar Contract y Deals indistintamente?

No siempre. Contract y Deals están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.