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contract

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

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noun

Contrat, accord

An 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.

Examples :

"Marriage is a contract."

Le mariage est un contrat.

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noun

Contrat, accord

An 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.

Examples :

"My parents signed a contract with the school for my younger sister's after-school tutoring program. "

Mes parents ont signé un contrat avec l'école pour le programme de tutorat après l'école de ma jeune sœur.

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noun

Droit des contrats

A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.

Examples :

"The law professor's course on contract focused on the different types of agreements in family law. "

Le cours du professeur de droit sur le droit des contrats portait sur les différents types d'accords en droit de la famille.

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noun

Contrat, contrat d'assassinat

An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.

Examples :

"The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him."

Le parrain de la mafia a mis un contrat sur l'homme qui l'avait trahi.

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noun

L'engagement du déclarant à remporter le nombre de plis annoncé avec un atout spécifié

The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.

Examples :

"In the card game, the player's contract was to win five tricks with hearts as trumps. "

Au jeu de cartes, le contrat du joueur était de gagner cinq plis avec le cœur comme atout.

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adjective

Fiancé, promis

Contracted; affianced; betrothed.

Examples :

"The couple was contract to be married next spring. "

Le couple était fiancé et devait se marier au printemps prochain.

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adjective

Concret

Not abstract; concrete.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions were very contract; they spelled out exactly what we needed to do. "

Les instructions du professeur étaient très concrètes ; elles expliquaient exactement ce que nous devions faire.

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verb

Se contracter, se rétrécir

To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

Examples :

"The seamstress had to contract the fabric to fit the smaller doll. "

La couturière a dû contracter le tissu pour qu'il s'adapte à la poupée plus petite.

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verb

Contracter, abréger

(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.

Examples :

"To save time, she contracted the word "afternoon" to "af'noon" in her email. "

Pour gagner du temps, elle a contracté le mot « afternoon » en « af'noon » dans son e-mail.

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verb

Conclure un contrat avec

To enter into a contract with.

Examples :

"My parents contracted with a tutor to help me with my math. "

Mes parents ont conclu un contrat avec un tuteur pour m'aider en maths.

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verb

Conclure un contrat, s'engager

To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.

Examples :

"My friend and I contracted to study together for the upcoming history test. "

Mon ami et moi avons convenu d'étudier ensemble pour le prochain examen d'histoire.

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verb

Conclure un contrat, s'engager

To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.

Examples :

"to contract for carrying the mail"

Conclure un contrat pour le transport du courrier.

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verb

Contracter, encourir

To bring on; to incur; to acquire.

Examples :

"She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens."

Elle a contracté l'habitude de fumer pendant son adolescence.

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verb

Contracter, attraper

To gain or acquire (an illness).

Examples :

"My sister contracted the flu last week. "

Ma sœur a contracté la grippe la semaine dernière.

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verb

Se contracter, se rider

To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.

Examples :

"The artist contracted the fabric, creating interesting folds and wrinkles in the painting. "

L'artiste a contracté le tissu, créant des plis et des rides intéressants dans la peinture.

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verb

Fiancer, promettre

To betroth; to affiance.

Examples :

"The couple contracted themselves to each other at a small ceremony in the church. "

Le couple s'est fiancé lors d'une petite cérémonie à l'église.

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