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contract (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “contract”

eintala contract, fleirtala contracts
  1. samningur
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. samningur (um morð)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (í bridge) fjöldi slaga sem spilari skuldbindur sig til að vinna í leiknum
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

sögn “contract”

nafnháttur contract; hann contracts; þátíð contracted; lh. þt. contracted; nhm. contracting
  1. að verða minni eða styttri
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. að gera eitthvað minna eða styttra
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. smitast
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. semja
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. ráða (með samningi)
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. stytta (orð eða orðasamband) með því að sleppa bókstöfum
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".