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Results for: "contract"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

contract — agreement that is legally binding
→ contracte m
→ acord m
contract — draw together
→ contreure
→ contraure
contract — gain or acquire
→ contreure
→ contractar

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law;

2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make;
[syn: contract, declaration]

3. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid;
[syn: contract, contract bridge]


VERB (9)

1. enter into a contractual arrangement;
[syn: contract, undertake]

2. engage by written agreement;
- Example: "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
[syn: sign, contract, sign on, sign up]

3. squeeze or press together;
- Example: "she compressed her lips"
- Example: "the spasm contracted the muscle"
[syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]

4. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
- Example: "He got AIDS"
- Example: "She came down with pneumonia"
- Example: "She took a chill"
[syn: contract, take, get]

5. become smaller or draw together;
- Example: "The fabric shrank"
- Example: "The balloon shrank"
[syn: shrink, contract]

6. make smaller;
- Example: "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

7. compress or concentrate;
- Example: "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
[syn: condense, concentrate, contract]

8. make or become more narrow or restricted;
- Example: "The selection was narrowed"
- Example: "The road narrowed"
[syn: narrow, contract]

9. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
- Example: "The manuscript must be shortened"
[syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce]