contract (EN)

nom, verb

nom “contract”

1. contracte
   Registreu-vos per veure les traduccions de les frases d'exemple i les definicions monolingües de cada paraula.

   She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
2. contracte (per assassinar algú)
   The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
3. (en bridge) el nombre de bases que un jugador es compromet a guanyar en el joc
   Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

verb “contract”

1. fer-se més petit o més curt
   The metal contracts as it cools down.
2. fer alguna cosa més petita o més curta
   You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
3. contreure
   He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
4. contractar
   The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
5. contractar (algú)
   The IT department contracted several developers in India.
6. escurçar (una paraula o frase) deixant fora lletres
   In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".