contract (EN)

imenica, glagol

imenica “contract”

1. ugovor
   Prijavite se kako biste vidjeli prijevode primjernih rečenica i jednojezične definicije svake riječi.

   She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
2. ugovor (za ubojstvo)
   The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
3. (u bridžu) broj štihova koje se igrač obvezuje osvojiti u igri
   Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

glagol “contract”

1. smanjiti se ili skratiti
   The metal contracts as it cools down.
2. učiniti nešto manjim ili kraćim
   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. angažirati (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".