Contract
01
kontrakt
an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do
Exempel
The contract between the landlord and tenant specifies the rent and lease duration.
Avtalet mellan hyresvärd och hyresgäst specificerar hyran och hyrestiden.
02
(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.
03
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.
to contract
01
kontraktera, ingå ett avtal
to enter or make an official arrangement with someone
Ditransitive: to contract with sb to do sth
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, få
to get infected by a disease or virus
Transitive: to contract a disease or virus
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
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
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.
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.
Lexikalt Träd
contractable
subcontract
contract
