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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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noun

انكماش، تقلص

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "

خلال الطقس البارد، شهد الجسر المعدني انكماشات ملحوظة في طوله.

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انكماش اقتصادي، ركود

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

"The company announced layoffs due to recent economic contractions. "

أعلنت الشركة عن تسريح العمال بسبب الانكماشات الاقتصادية الأخيرة.

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انقباض

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"The athlete's leg muscles experienced rapid contractions during the sprint. "

شهدت عضلات ساق الرياضي انقباضات سريعة أثناء السباق السريع.

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انقباضات

A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

Examples :

"Maria started timing her contractions when she felt a tightening in her belly. "

بدأت ماريا في توقيت انقباضاتها عندما شعرت بضيق في بطنها.

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انكماش، تقلص

A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.

Examples :

"English contractions like "can't" and "won't" are common in everyday speech. "

الكلمات المختصرة الإنجليزية مثل "can't" و "won't" شائعة في الكلام اليومي.

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انكماش، اختصار

(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to write down five common contractions, like "can't" and "won't." "

طلب منا المعلم أن نكتب خمسة اختصارات شائعة، مثل "can't" و "won't".

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اختصار

A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.

Examples :

"Teachers often mark down student essays that use too many contractions like "can't" and "won't." "

غالبًا ما يقوم المعلمون بتصحيح مقالات الطلاب التي تستخدم الكثير من الاختصارات مثل "can't" و "won't".

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العدوى، الإصابة

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

الإصابة بالملاريا

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noun

حذف، إضمار

Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

Examples :

"The teacher explained that "isn't" and "won't" are common examples of contractions, where sounds are omitted to shorten the word. "

أوضح المعلم أن "ليس" و "لن" هما مثالان شائعان على الحذف، حيث يتم حذف الأصوات لتقصير الكلمة.

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noun

اكتساب

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."

أدى اكتسابنا للديون في هذا الربع إلى تقليل قدرتنا على جذب المستثمرين.

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انكماش

A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the visible contractions of the skin around my cut were a sign that it was healing well. "

أوضح الطبيب أن انكماش الجلد المرئي حول جرحي كان علامة على أنه يشفى جيدًا.

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