verb🔗ShareSe contracter, rétrécirTo draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen."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.physiologymedicineanatomybiologyChat 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."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 ».grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure un contratTo enter into a contract with."The company is contracting a new marketing team. "L'entreprise conclut un contrat avec une nouvelle équipe marketing.businesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure, contracterTo enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for."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.businesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConclure, contracter, négocierTo make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain."to contract for carrying the mail"conclure un contrat pour le transport du courrierbusinesslaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, encourir, acquérirTo 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.businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, attraperTo gain or acquire (an illness)."After visiting the hospital, she worried about contracting a cold. "Après avoir visité l'hôpital, elle s'inquiétait d'attraper un rhume.medicinediseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe contracter, se riderTo draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit."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.physiologyanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFiancer, promettreTo betroth; to affiance."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.familytraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareContractionThe act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction."the contractings of his muscles"Les contractions de ses musclesphysiologymedicinebodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTravail sous contratWork done on a contract basis."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.businessworkeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSe rétrécissant, se contractantGetting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area."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.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
