d'accord

/da.kɔʁ/
phraseBeginner💡 agree
informal

Used to express agreement or consent to something proposed or suggested.

Tu veux aller au cinéma ? — D'accord !

Do you want to go to the movies? — Okay!

Il a proposé de partager les frais, et nous sommes tous d'accord.

He suggested splitting the costs, and we all agreed.

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Can be used in both formal and informal contexts, though 'd'accord' leans slightly informal. For very formal contexts, 'je suis d'accord' is preferred.

Related Phrases

💡Pro Tip

Agreement vs. Consent

'D'accord' can mean both 'agree' and 'consent'. For example, 'D'accord, je viens' means 'Okay, I'll come' (consent), while 'Je suis d'accord avec toi' means 'I agree with you' (agreement).

Gold Rule

Formal vs. Informal

In formal contexts, use 'je suis d'accord' instead of the standalone 'd'accord'.

📖Word Origin

From the Old French 'd'acort', meaning 'in agreement', derived from 'a' (from Latin 'ad') and 'cort' (from Latin 'cor', meaning 'heart').

📝Usage Notes

In formal writing, 'je suis d'accord' is more common than the standalone 'd'accord'. In spoken French, 'd'accord' is very common and can also mean 'okay' or 'alright'.

Word Breakdown

d'
of
preposition
+
accord
agreement
noun
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