noun🔗ShareContrat, accordAn 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."Le mariage est un contrat.businesslaweconomyworkessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrat, accordAn 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. "Mes parents ont signé un contrat avec l'école pour le programme de tutorat après l'école de ma jeune sœur.lawbusinesseconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDroit des contratsA 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. "Le cours du professeur de droit sur le droit des contrats portait sur les différents types d'accords en droit de la famille.lawbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContrat, contrat d'assassinatAn order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone."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.policewaractionjobinhumanbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'engagement du déclarant à remporter le nombre de plis annoncé avec un atout spécifiéThe 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. "Au jeu de cartes, le contrat du joueur était de gagner cinq plis avec le cœur comme atout.gamesportessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFiancé, promisContracted; affianced; betrothed."The couple was contract to be married next spring. "Le couple était fiancé et devait se marier au printemps prochain.familyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConcretNot abstract; concrete."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.abstractphilosophythingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe contracter, se rétrécirTo draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen."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.businesssciencephysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, abréger(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. "Pour gagner du temps, elle a contracté le mot « afternoon » en « af'noon » dans son e-mail.grammarlinguisticslanguageessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure un contrat avecTo enter into a contract with."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.businesslawcommerceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure un contrat, s'engagerTo 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. "Mon ami et moi avons convenu d'étudier ensemble pour le prochain examen d'histoire.businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure un contrat, s'engagerTo make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain."to contract for carrying the mail"Conclure un contrat pour le transport du courrier.businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, encourirTo bring on; to incur; to acquire."She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens."Elle a contracté l'habitude de fumer pendant son adolescence.businesslawessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, attraperTo gain or acquire (an illness)."My sister contracted the flu last week. "Ma sœur a contracté la grippe la semaine dernière.medicinediseasevirusessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe contracter, se riderTo draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit."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.bodyappearancephysiologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFiancer, promettreTo betroth; to affiance."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.familytraditionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
