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contract (EN)
imenica, glagol

imenica “contract”

jednina contract, množina contracts
  1. ugovor
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. ugovor (za ubistvo)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (u bridžu) broj štihova koje igrač preuzima da osvoji u igri
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

glagol “contract”

infinitiv contract; on contracts; prošlo vrijeme contracted; prošli part. contracted; ger. contracting
  1. smanjiti se ili skratiti
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. smanjiti ili skratiti nešto
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. dobiti (bolest)
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. ugovoriti
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. angažovati (putem ugovora)
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. skratiti (riječ ili frazu) izostavljanjem slova
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".