substantiv “contract”
singular contract, plural contracts
- kontrakt
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She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
- kontrakt (för att döda någon)
The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
- (bridge) det antal stick en spelare åtar sig att vinna i spelet
Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.
verb “contract”
infinitiv contract; han contracts; preteritum contracted; supinum contracted; gerundium contracting
- bli mindre eller kortare
The metal contracts as it cools down.
- att göra något mindre eller kortare
You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
- få
He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
- kontraktera
The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
- anlita
The IT department contracted several developers in India.
- förkorta (ett ord eller en fras) genom att utelämna bokstäver
In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".