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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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noun

Contracción, reducción

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"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.

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Contracción, recesión

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

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

La empresa anunció despidos debido a las recientes contracciones económicas.

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Contracción

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

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

Los músculos de la pierna del atleta experimentaron contracciones rápidas durante el sprint.

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Contracciones

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. "

María comenzó a cronometrar sus contracciones cuando sintió un endurecimiento en su vientre.

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noun

Contracción

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. "

Las contracciones inglesas como "can't" y "won't" son comunes en el habla cotidiana.

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Contracción

(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." "

El profesor nos pidió que escribiéramos cinco contracciones comunes, como "can't" y "won't".

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Contracción, abreviatura

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." "

Los profesores a menudo bajan la nota de los ensayos de los estudiantes que usan demasiadas contracciones como "can't" y "won't".

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noun

Contagio, infección

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

el contagio de la malaria

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Síncopa, contracción

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. "

El profesor explicó que "isn't" y "won't" son ejemplos comunes de contracciones, donde se omiten sonidos para acortar la palabra.

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noun

Adquisición

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"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.

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Contracción

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. "

El médico explicó que las contracciones visibles de la piel alrededor de mi corte eran una señal de que estaba sanando bien.

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