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  • A pact is a formal agreement, often written, between countries or informal promises among friends.
  • The phrase "making a pact with the devil" implies getting immediate benefits with potential future regrets.
  • A deal is an agreement, commonly used in business and political contexts, to take action or form relationships.
  • The term "deal" can also describe how people are treated, with "raw deal" indicating unfair treatment.
  • Examples illustrate pacts among friends and countries, and deals in business, highlighting their contexts and implications.

Pact

A pact is a formal agreement between two or more countries, individuals, or organizations. When pact refers to an agreement between countries, it is typically a written agreement. When we say that we have made a pact with friends, it can be any promise.
EX: After the war, many countries signed a pact, in which they agreed to help defend any member state if it were attacked.
EX: On the last day of the holiday, the three friends made a pact that they would all return the following summer and continue to be the best of friends.
The saying to make a pact with the devil, or also to make a deal with the devil, means that someone gets something they want in the present, but that they may regret it in the future.

This expression originally referred to a person promising the devil his soul in exchange for a favor, but can now be used in the more general sense of making an agreement now that will bring trouble or harm in the future.
EX: When Marshall agreed to take that high paying job, he was making a pact with the devil. Sure, he was making a lot of money, but the company he works for has been accused of illegal business practices.
EX: If you make a pact with the devil, you have to be prepared to face the future consequences of your actions.
Deal
A deal is an agreement made between two or more people to take some sort of action or to establish a business relationship. It's especially common in business and political contexts.
EX:The tour guide has a deal with that hotel. Every time a tourist who he refers stays there, he gets a bonus of five per cent of whatever the tourist spends on accommodation.
We also use deal to talk about how a person or a group of people are treated. The expressions a raw deal and a bad deal mean that someone has been treated poorly, while we can square deal to talk about fair or honest treatment.
EX: Car workers are getting a raw deal with these new contracts. They need to pressure the union to negotiate better terms.

Domande da interrogazione

  1. ¿Qué es un pacto y cómo se diferencia de un trato?
  2. Un pacto es un acuerdo formal entre países, individuos u organizaciones, mientras que un trato es un acuerdo para tomar acción o establecer una relación comercial, común en contextos de negocios y política.

  3. ¿Qué significa hacer un pacto con el diablo?
  4. Hacer un pacto con el diablo significa obtener algo deseado en el presente, pero que puede traer arrepentimiento o consecuencias negativas en el futuro.

  5. ¿Cómo se utiliza la expresión "raw deal" en inglés?
  6. La expresión "raw deal" se utiliza para indicar que alguien ha sido tratado de manera injusta o desfavorable.

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