noun🔗ShareContracción, reducciónA reversible reduction in size."During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "Durante el clima frío, el puente de metal experimentó contracciones notables en su longitud.physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracción, recesiónA period of economic decline or negative growth."The company announced layoffs due to recent economic contractions. "La empresa anunció despidos debido a las recientes contracciones económicas.economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracciónA shortening of a muscle when it is used."The athlete's leg muscles experienced rapid contractions during the sprint. "Los músculos de la pierna del atleta experimentaron contracciones rápidas durante el sprint.physiologybodymedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContraccionesA strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth."Maria started timing her contractions when she felt a tightening in her belly. "María comenzó a cronometrar sus contracciones cuando sintió un endurecimiento en su vientre.medicinephysiologybodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracciónA 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."English contractions like "can't" and "won't" are common in everyday speech. "Las contracciones inglesas como "can't" y "won't" son comunes en el habla cotidiana.languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracción(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process."The teacher asked us to write down five common contractions, like "can't" and "won't." "El profesor nos pidió que escribiéramos cinco contracciones comunes, como "can't" y "won't".grammarlanguagewritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracción, abreviaturaA shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity."Teachers often mark down student essays that use too many contractions like "can't" and "won't." "Los profesores a menudo bajan la nota de los ensayos de los estudiantes que usan demasiadas contracciones como "can't" y "won't".grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContagio, infecciónThe process of contracting a disease."the contraction of malaria"el contagio de la malariadiseasemedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSíncopa, contracciónSyncope, the loss of sounds from within a word."The teacher explained that "isn't" and "won't" are common examples of contractions, where sounds are omitted to shorten the word. "El profesor explicó que "isn't" y "won't" son ejemplos comunes de contracciones, donde se omiten sonidos para acortar la palabra.grammarlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAdquisiciónThe acquisition of something, generally negative."Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."Nuestra adquisición de deuda en este trimestre ha reducido nuestra capacidad para atraer inversores.negativebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContracciónA distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together."The doctor explained that the visible contractions of the skin around my cut were a sign that it was healing well. "El médico explicó que las contracciones visibles de la piel alrededor de mi corte eran una señal de que estaba sanando bien.medicinephysiologyanatomybodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading