convention
French → English
noun//kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃//
(pact) Agreement: a formal accord or pact between parties; treaty
La convention franco-espagnole est un accord secret.
(English) The Franco-Spanish convention is a secret agreement.
Le gouvernement signa des conventions avec les chemins de fer.
(English) The government signed agreements with the railways.
noun//kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃//
(social) Convention: a rule or practice based on general social consent; custom
Une religion faite seulement de conventions extérieures est sans action.
(English) A religion made only of outward conventions has no effect.
Le théâtre ne peut se passer de certaines conventions.
(English) The theater cannot do without certain conventions.
Entry ID: fr:en:convention · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary