Vocabulary
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Vertragspartner
/fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːksˌpaʁtnɐ/· noun· Pl. die Vertragspartner
party to the contract, contracting party
Your Vertragspartner is the one you have the contract with — and so the one to turn to if something goes wrong. For a lamp a tradesperson supplied and fitted, that's the firm, not the manufacturer.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Vertragspartner
- Plural
- die Vertragspartner
- Genitiv
- des Vertragspartners
- feminin
- die Vertragspartnerin, die Vertragspartnerinnen
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Vertragspartner
party to a contract
Ihr Vertragspartner sind wir, also kümmern wir uns darum.
We're the ones you have the contract with, so we'll take care of it.
Word family
Vertragspartnerder Vertragcontractder Partner / die Partnerinpartnerdie Vertragsparteiparty to the contract (legal term)vertraglichcontractual
Common combinations
- beide Vertragspartnerboth parties
- die Zustimmung beider Vertragspartnerthe consent of both parties
- sich an den Vertragspartner wendento turn to the other party
Common learner mistakes
- unser Kontraktpartnerunser VertragspartnerKontrakt is rare and old-fashioned; the everyday word is Vertrag, so Vertragspartner.
Real examples
- Die Änderung wird erst mit der Unterschrift beider Vertragspartner wirksam.The change only takes effect once both parties have signed.
- Bei Mängeln ist der Betrieb Ihr Vertragspartner, nicht der Hersteller.If there are defects, the firm is the party you have the contract with, not the manufacturer.
- Wir suchen für das Projekt einen zuverlässigen Vertragspartner.We're looking for a reliable contract partner for the project.
