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contract (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “contract”

sing. contract, plur. contracts
  1. kontrakto
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. kontrakto (por mortigo)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (en bridĝo) la nombro de prenoj, kiujn ludanto engaĝiĝas gajni en la ludo
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

verbo “contract”

infinitivo contract; li contracts; pasinteco contracted; pasinta part. contracted; ger. contracting
  1. iĝi pli malgranda aŭ pli mallonga
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. malgrandigi aŭ mallongigi ion
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. ekhavi
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. kontrakti
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. dungi per kontrakto
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. mallongigi (vorton aŭ frazon) per ellasado de literoj
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".