contract
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑnˌtrækt/

Definition och betydelse av "contract"på engelska

Contract
01

kontrakt

an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do
contract definition and meaning
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
contracts
Exempel
The contract between the landlord and tenant specifies the rent and lease duration.
Avtalet mellan hyresvärd och hyresgäst specificerar hyran och hyrestiden.
02

kontrakt, förbindelse

(in contract bridge) the highest bid that determines the number of tricks the bidder must make
Exempel
The contract set the objective for the hand.
Kontraktet sätter målet för handen.
03

kontrakt, bridgekontrakt

a style of bridge scoring in which points toward game are awarded only for tricks bid
Exempel
Contract bridge rewards careful bidding over trick-taking alone.
Kontraktsbridge belönar försiktiga bud mer än att bara ta stick.
to contract
01

kontraktera, ingå ett avtal

to enter or make an official arrangement with someone
Ditransitive: to contract with sb to do sth
to contract definition and meaning
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
contract
3:e person singular
contracts
presens particip
contracting
enkelt preteritum
contracted
perfekt particip
contracted
Exempel
The city government contracted with a waste management company to handle garbage collection and disposal services.
Stadsförvaltningen ingick ett avtal med ett avfallshanteringsföretag för att hantera sopinsamling och avfallshantering.
02

drabbas,

to get infected by a disease or virus
Transitive: to contract a disease or virus
to contract definition and meaning
Exempel
During the pandemic, numerous people contracted COVID-19 after coming into contact with infected individuals in crowded spaces.
Under pandemin drabbades många människor av COVID-19 efter att ha kommit i kontakt med smittade individer i trånga utrymmen.
03

dra ihop sig, smalna av

to become smaller, narrower, or tighter
Intransitive
to contract definition and meaning
Exempel
The metal will contract when it comes into contact with the cold water.
Metallen kommer att krympa när den kommer i kontakt med kallt vatten.
04

kontraktera, förbinda sig

to agree, by formal arrangement, to perform a specific task, service, or responsibility
Transitive: to contract a task or responsibility
Exempel
The city council contracted a firm to repair the bridges.
Stadsfullmäktige kontrakterade ett företag för att reparera broarna.
05

dra ihop, förminska

to reduce the size or volume of something by applying pressure or force
Transitive: to contract the size or volume of something
Exempel
To create a denser texture, the chef contracted the dough by kneading it vigorously before baking.
För att skapa en tätare konsistens kontraherade kocken degen genom att knåda den kraftigt innan bakning.
06

förkorta

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
Exempel
It ’s common to contract “ we will ” to “ we ’ll ” to make it sound less formal.
Det är vanligt att förkorta «we will» till «we’ll» för att låta mindre formellt.
07

dra ihop, minska

to bring together and concentrate
Transitive: to contract sth
Exempel
The economy experienced a downturn, leading many businesses to contract their workforce and reduce costs.
Ekonomin upplevde en nedgång, vilket ledde till att många företag var tvungna att minska sin arbetskraft och sänka kostnaderna.
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