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contracting

/kənˈtræktɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/

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verb

Se contracter, rétrécir

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

Examples :

"Example: "As the weather cooled down, the metal pipe started contracting, making a creaking sound." "

À mesure que le temps se refroidissait, le tuyau métallique a commencé à se contracter, produisant un grincement.

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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 :

"When writing quickly, people often start contracting words like "cannot" to "can't." "

En écrivant rapidement, les gens commencent souvent à contracter des mots comme « cannot » en « can't ».

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verb

Conclure un contrat

To enter into a contract with.

Examples :

"The company is contracting a new marketing team. "

L'entreprise conclut un contrat avec une nouvelle équipe marketing.

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verb

Conclure, contracter

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

Examples :

"The company is contracting with a local farm to supply fresh produce for the office cafeteria. "

L'entreprise conclut un contrat avec une ferme locale pour fournir des produits frais à la cafétéria du bureau.

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verb

Conclure, contracter, négocier

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, acquérir

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 :

"After visiting the hospital, she worried about contracting a cold. "

Après avoir visité l'hôpital, elle s'inquiétait d'attraper un rhume.

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verb

Se contracter, se rider

To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.

Examples :

"The old leather of the baseball glove was contracting and wrinkling under the hot sun. "

Le vieux cuir du gant de baseball se contractait et se ridait sous le soleil brûlant.

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verb

Fiancer, promettre

To betroth; to affiance.

Examples :

"Long ago, families were often contracting their children to be married at a young age. "

Il y a longtemps, les familles fiançaient souvent leurs enfants pour qu'ils se marient jeunes.

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noun

Contraction

The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.

Examples :

"the contractings of his muscles"

Les contractions de ses muscles

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noun

Travail sous contrat

Work done on a contract basis.

Examples :

"Her steady income comes from contracting; she takes on project-based work for several different companies. "

Ses revenus réguliers proviennent du travail sous contrat ; elle effectue des travaux sur projet pour plusieurs entreprises différentes.

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adjective

Se rétrécissant, se contractant

Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.

Examples :

"The contracting spiral notebook was hard to use because the metal rings were bending inwards. "

Le carnet à spirales qui se contractait était difficile à utiliser car les anneaux métalliques se pliaient vers l'intérieur.

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