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contractions

/kənˈtrækʃənz/ /kɒnˈtrækʃənz/

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Contraction, rétrécissement

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"During the cold weather, the metal bridge experienced noticeable contractions in its length. "

Pendant le froid, le pont métallique a subi des contractions notables de sa longueur.

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Récession, contraction économique

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

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

L'entreprise a annoncé des licenciements en raison des récentes contractions économiques.

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Contraction

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

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

Les muscles des jambes de l'athlète ont subi des contractions rapides pendant le sprint.

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Contractions

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. "

Maria a commencé à chronométrer ses contractions lorsqu'elle a senti un resserrement dans son ventre.

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Contraction, réduction

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. "

Les contractions anglaises comme « can't » et « won't » sont courantes dans la langue parlée.

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Contraction

(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." "

Le professeur nous a demandé d'écrire cinq contractions courantes, comme « can't » et « won't ».

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Contraction, abréviation

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." "

Les professeurs notent souvent les copies d'élèves qui utilisent trop de contractions comme « can't » et « won't ».

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Contamination, infection

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

la contamination par le paludisme

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Syncope, élision

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. "

Le professeur a expliqué que « n'est pas » et « ne veut pas » sont des exemples courants d'élision, où des sons sont omis pour raccourcir le mot.

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Acquisition

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

"Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors."

Notre acquisition de dettes au cours de ce trimestre a réduit notre capacité à attirer des investisseurs.

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Contraction

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. "

Le médecin a expliqué que les contractions visibles de la peau autour de ma coupure étaient un signe de bonne guérison.

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