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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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noun

Verkleinerung, Zusammenziehung

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

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

Während des kalten Wetters erfuhr die Metallbrücke eine deutliche Verkleinerung ihrer Länge.

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Rezession, Abschwung

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

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

Das Unternehmen kündigte aufgrund der jüngsten wirtschaftlichen Rezessionen Entlassungen an.

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Zusammenziehung

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

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

Die Beinmuskulatur des Athleten erfuhr während des Sprints rasche Zusammenziehungen.

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Wehen

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. "

Maria begann, ihre Wehen zu timen, als sie ein Zusammenziehen in ihrem Bauch spürte.

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Kontraktion, Verkürzung

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. "

Englische Kontraktionen wie „can't“ und „won't“ sind in der Alltagssprache üblich.

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Kontraktion, Verkürzung

(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." "

Der Lehrer bat uns, fünf gängige Verkürzungen aufzuschreiben, wie „can't“ und „won't“.

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Abkürzung, Verkürzung

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." "

Lehrer markieren oft Schüleraufsätze ab, die zu viele Abkürzungen wie „can't“ und „won't“ verwenden.

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Ansteckung, Infektion

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

die Ansteckung mit Malaria

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Synkope, Auslassung

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. "

Der Lehrer erklärte, dass „ist nicht“ und „wird nicht“ gängige Beispiele für Auslassungen sind, bei denen Laute ausgelassen werden, um das Wort zu verkürzen.

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Erwerb, Aneignung

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

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

Unser Erwerb von Schulden in diesem Quartal hat unsere Fähigkeit, Investoren anzuziehen, verringert.

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Kontraktion, Zusammenziehung

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. "

Der Arzt erklärte, dass die sichtbaren Kontraktionen der Haut um meinen Schnitt herum ein Zeichen dafür waren, dass er gut heilte.

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