meeting of the minds: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

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    • In contract law, the mutual assent between parties necessary to form a binding contract; the concurrence of intention on essential terms.

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    • Before finalizing the contract, both parties came to a clear meeting of the minds about the payment schedule.

      Avant de finaliser le contrat, les deux parties sont parvenues à une réunion d'esprits claire concernant le calendrier des paiements.

    • If there isn't a meeting of the minds on the essential terms, the agreement won't be legally binding.

      S'il n'y a pas de réunion des esprits sur les termes essentiels, l'accord ne sera pas juridiquement contraignant.

    • The judge emphasized that a meeting of the minds is necessary to establish a valid contract between the companies.

      Le juge a souligné qu'une réunion des esprits est nécessaire pour établir un contrat valide entre les entreprises.

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    • A shared understanding or mutual agreement between two or more parties about a particular matter.
    • The state in which parties hold the same intention or belief regarding the terms or purpose of an arrangement.

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    • After hours of discussion, we finally had a meeting of the minds and agreed on the project's scope.

      Après des heures de discussion, nous avons finalement trouvé un accord et convenu de l'étendue du projet.

    • Do you think there was a meeting of the minds between the two companies before signing the contract?

      Pensez-vous qu'il y ait eu un accord commun entre les deux entreprises avant de signer le contrat ?

    • Without a meeting of the minds, the partnership would likely fall apart quickly.

      Sans un accord commun, le partenariat risquerait de s'effondrer rapidement.

Examples:

  • EN: And all we need is a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Solo necesitamos una reunión de las mentes.
  • EN: He and I just had a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Tuvimos una reunión en su tienda.
  • EN: It's to our own interest. That's why I'm here. I know that there can be a meeting of the minds if you'll listen.
    ES: Considerando eso, vine a ver... si logramos ponernos de acuerdo, pero tiene que escucharme.
  • EN: What a great meeting of the minds.
    ES: ¡Qué reunión de mentes!
  • EN: It's time we come to a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Sin embargo...
  • EN: So maybe there could be something of a meeting of the minds two ways.
    ES: Esto podría funcionar en las dos direcciones.
  • EN: Your Honor, there is no meeting of the minds between the defender and myself.
    ES: EI Defensor público y yo no estamos de acuerdo.
  • EN: Very well, we'll have a give and take. Come to some meeting of the minds.
    ES: Podemos discutirlo... llegar a un acuerdo.
  • EN: Well, sir, you might eay we had a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Bueno, señor, yo diría que tenemos una union mental.
  • EN: - A meeting of the minds.
    ES: - Una fusión de las mentes.
  • EN: There was no competent meeting of the minds necessary for a valid contract.
    ES: Hacía falta una mente competente para la validez del contrato.
  • EN: Therefore, as a matter of law, there's been no meeting of the minds.
    ES: Por tanto, de acuerdo a la ley... no hubo un acuerdo mutuo.
  • EN: Uh ...a marriage is a contract and, like any contract, there has to be a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Un matrimonio es un contrato, así que debe haber consenso.
  • EN: Yeah, yeah, it looked like you guys were having a regular meeting of the minds.
    ES: Sí, eso parecía, que estabais de charleta.
  • EN: There was no meeting of the minds.
    ES: No hubo unión espiritual.
  • EN: And all we need is a meeting of the minds.
    ES: Solo necesitamos una reunión de las mentes.

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