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contract (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “contract”

entall contract, flertall contracts
  1. kontrakt
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. kontrakt (avtale om å drepe noen)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (i bridge) antall stikk en spiller forplikter seg til å vinne i spillet
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

verb “contract”

infinitiv contract; han contracts; preteritum contracted; perfektum part. contracted; ger. contracting
  1. å bli mindre eller kortere
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. å gjøre noe mindre eller kortere
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. pådra seg
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. inngå kontrakt
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. ansette (via kontrakt)
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. forkorte (et ord eller uttrykk) ved å utelate bokstaver
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".