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contract (EN)
nimisõna, tegusõna

nimisõna “contract”

ainsus contract, mitmus contracts
  1. leping
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. leping (mõrv)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (bridžis) tihide arv, mille võitmist mängija mängus kohustub.
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

tegusõna “contract”

infinitiiv contract; ta contracts; minevik contracted; mineviku kesks. contracted; ger. contracting
  1. vähenema või lühenema
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. midagi väiksemaks või lühemaks tegema
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. nakatuma
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. lepinguga nõustuma
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. lepinguga tööle võtma
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. lühemaks tegema (sõna või fraasi) tähti välja jättes
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".