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Contract
01
contrat
an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do
Exemples
The company offered him a contract to work as a consultant for six months.
La société lui a proposé un contrat pour travailler comme consultant pendant six mois.
02
(in contract bridge) the highest bid that determines the number of tricks the bidder must make
Exemples
The players discussed the contract before the game started.
03
a style of bridge scoring in which points toward game are awarded only for tricks bid
Exemples
He prefers playing contract bridge to traditional scoring.
to contract
01
signer un contrat
to enter or make an official arrangement with someone
Ditransitive: to contract with sb to do sth
Exemples
After months of negotiations, they finally contracted with a construction firm to build their new office building.
Après des mois de négociations, ils ont finalement contracté avec une entreprise de construction pour construire leur nouveau bureau.
02
contracter, attraper
to get infected by a disease or virus
Transitive: to contract a disease or virus
Exemples
She contracted HIV from her partner who had not disclosed their status, leading to a lifelong struggle with the virus.
Elle a contracté le VIH de son partenaire qui n'avait pas révélé son statut, ce qui a entraîné une lutte à vie contre le virus.
03
se contracter, se resserrer
to become smaller, narrower, or tighter
Intransitive
Exemples
The material is currently contracting as it cools down.
Le matériau est en train de se contracter en refroidissant.
04
to agree, by formal arrangement, to perform a specific task, service, or responsibility
Transitive: to contract a task or responsibility
Exemples
The company contracted the construction of a new warehouse for the country's biggest toy manufacturer.
05
contracter, rétrécir
to reduce the size or volume of something by applying pressure or force
Transitive: to contract the size or volume of something
Exemples
The snake contracted its body to fit through the narrow opening in the rocks.
Le serpent contracta son corps pour passer par l'ouverture étroite dans les rochers.
06
contracter
to abbreviate or shorten a word or phrase by combining or omitting some of its letters or sounds
Transitive: to contract a word or phrase to a shorter form
Exemples
" Did not " is commonly contracted to " did n't " in both spoken and written English.
"Did not" est couramment contracté en "didn't" dans l'anglais parlé et écrit.
07
contracter, resserrer
to bring together and concentrate
Transitive: to contract sth
Exemples
The company decided to downsize and contract its operations to focus on core products and markets.
L'entreprise a décidé de réduire ses effectifs et de contracter ses opérations pour se concentrer sur ses produits et marchés de base.
Arbre Lexical
contractable
subcontract
contract
