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contract (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “contract”

singular contract, plural contracts
  1. kontrakt
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. kontrakt (för att döda någon)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (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
  1. bli mindre eller kortare
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. att göra något mindre eller kortare
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. kontraktera
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. anlita
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. förkorta (ett ord eller en fras) genom att utelämna bokstäver
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".