noun🔗Share契約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."Marriage is a contract."結婚は契約です。businesslaweconomyworkessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share契約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."My parents signed a contract with the school for my younger sister's after-school tutoring program. "私の両親は、妹のアフタースクール家庭教師プログラムのために学校と契約を結びました。lawbusinesseconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share契約法A 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. "法学教授の契約法に関する講義は、家族法におけるさまざまな種類の合意に焦点を当てていた。lawbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share契約、殺しの依頼An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone."The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him."マフィアのボスは、彼を裏切った男に殺しの依頼を出した。policewaractionjobinhumanbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share宣言者が、指定されたスートを切り札として、入札したトリック数を獲得するという約束The 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. "カードゲームで、そのプレイヤーのコントラクトは、ハートを切り札として5トリックを獲得することでした。gamesportessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share婚約した, 契約したContracted; affianced; betrothed."The couple was contract to be married next spring. "そのカップルは来年の春に結婚する契約をしていました。familyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share具体的な, 実際的なNot abstract; concrete."The teacher's instructions were very contract; they spelled out exactly what we needed to do. "先生の指示は非常に具体的で、私たちが何をすべきかを正確に説明していました。abstractphilosophythingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share収縮する, 縮むTo draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen."The seamstress had to contract the fabric to fit the smaller doll. "仕立て屋は、より小さな人形に合うように布を収縮させなければなりませんでした。businesssciencephysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短縮する(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. "時間を節約するために、彼女はメールで「afternoon」という単語を「af'noon」に短縮しました。grammarlinguisticslanguageessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share契約するTo enter into a contract with."My parents contracted with a tutor to help me with my math. "両親は私が数学を学ぶために家庭教師と契約しました。businesslawcommerceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share契約する, 締結するTo 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. "私と友人は、今度の歴史のテストのために一緒に勉強することに契約しました。businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share契約する, 締結するTo make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain."to contract for carrying the mail"郵便物を運ぶ契約を締結する。businesslaweconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share契約する, 負うTo bring on; to incur; to acquire."She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens."彼女は10代で喫煙の習慣を負った。businesslawessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share罹る, 感染するTo gain or acquire (an illness)."My sister contracted the flu last week. "私の妹は先週インフルエンザに罹りました。medicinediseasevirusessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share収縮する, しわになるTo draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit."The artist contracted the fabric, creating interesting folds and wrinkles in the painting. "アーティストは布を収縮させ、絵画に面白い折り目としわを作り出しました。bodyappearancephysiologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share婚約する, 約束するTo betroth; to affiance."The couple contracted themselves to each other at a small ceremony in the church. "そのカップルは、教会の小さな式典で互いに婚約しました。familytraditionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading