noun🔗ShareContrato, acuerdoAn agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement."Marriage is a contract."El matrimonio es un contrato.businesslaweconomyworkessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContratoAn agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed."My parents signed a contract with the school for my younger sister's after-school tutoring program. "Mis padres firmaron un contrato con la escuela para el programa de tutoría después de la escuela de mi hermana menor.lawbusinesseconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDerecho contractualA part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts."The law professor's course on contract focused on the different types of agreements in family law. "El curso del profesor de derecho sobre derecho contractual se centró en los diferentes tipos de acuerdos en derecho de familia.lawbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrato, encargoAn order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone."The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him."El jefe de la mafia puso un encargo sobre el hombre que lo traicionó.policewaractionjobinhumanbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl compromiso del declarante de ganar el número de bazas pujadas con un palo especificado como triunfoThe declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump."In the card game, the player's contract was to win five tricks with hearts as trumps. "En el juego de cartas, el contrato del jugador era ganar cinco bazas con corazones como triunfo.gamesportessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareContratado, prometidoContracted; affianced; betrothed."The couple was contract to be married next spring. "La pareja estaba prometida para casarse la próxima primavera.familyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConcretoNot abstract; concrete."The teacher's instructions were very contract; they spelled out exactly what we needed to do. "Las instrucciones del profesor eran muy concretas; explicaban exactamente lo que teníamos que hacer.abstractphilosophythingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraerse, encogerseTo draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen."The seamstress had to contract the fabric to fit the smaller doll. "La costurera tuvo que encoger la tela para que se ajustara a la muñeca más pequeña.businesssciencephysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraer, abreviar(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one."To save time, she contracted the word "afternoon" to "af'noon" in her email. "Para ahorrar tiempo, ella contrajo la palabra "afternoon" a "af'noon" en su correo electrónico.grammarlinguisticslanguageessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContratar conTo enter into a contract with."My parents contracted with a tutor to help me with my math. "Mis padres contrataron a un tutor para que me ayudara con matemáticas.businesslawcommerceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContratar, celebrar un contratoTo enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for."My friend and I contracted to study together for the upcoming history test. "Mi amigo y yo contratamos estudiar juntos para el próximo examen de historia.businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContratar, celebrar un contratoTo make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain."to contract for carrying the mail"Contratar el transporte del correo.businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraer, adquirirTo bring on; to incur; to acquire."She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens."Contrajo el hábito de fumar en su adolescencia.businesslawessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraer, adquirirTo gain or acquire (an illness)."My sister contracted the flu last week. "Mi hermana contrajo la gripe la semana pasada.medicinediseasevirusessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContraerse, arrugarseTo draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit."The artist contracted the fabric, creating interesting folds and wrinkles in the painting. "El artista contrajo la tela, creando pliegues y arrugas interesantes en la pintura.bodyappearancephysiologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareComprometerse, prometerseTo betroth; to affiance."The couple contracted themselves to each other at a small ceremony in the church. "La pareja se comprometió en una pequeña ceremonia en la iglesia.familytraditionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
