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contraction

/kɒnˈtɹæk.ʃən/ /kənˈtɹæk.ʃən/

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noun

Сокращение, сжатие

A reversible reduction in size.

Examples :

"The muscle contraction during exercise resulted in a temporary reduction in the size of the arm. "

Сокращение мышц во время тренировки привело к временному уменьшению размера руки.

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noun

Спад, экономический спад

A period of economic decline or negative growth.

Examples :

"The recent contraction in the local economy meant fewer jobs were available. "

Недавний спад в местной экономике означал, что стало доступно меньше рабочих мест.

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noun

Сокращение

A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

Examples :

"The contraction of her bicep muscle allowed her to lift the heavy box. "

Сокращение ее бицепса позволило ей поднять тяжелый ящик.

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noun

Схватка, сокращение

A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

Examples :

"The mother felt a painful contraction, a tightening in her stomach, as labor began. "

Мать почувствовала болезненную схватку, напряжение в животе, когда начались роды.

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noun

Стяжение

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 :

""Isn't" is a common example of contraction, where "is not" becomes one shorter word. "

«Isn't» — распространенный пример стяжения, когда «is not» превращается в одно более короткое слово.

linguistics grammar phonetics word language

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noun

Сокращение

(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

Examples :

"The contraction "don't" is a shortened form of "do not." "

Сокращение «don't» — это сокращенная форма от «do not».

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noun

Сокращение

A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.

Examples :

"The contraction "don't" is a shorthand symbol for "do not." "

Сокращение «don't» — это сокращенный символ для «do not».

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noun

Заражение, инфицирование

The process of contracting a disease.

Examples :

"the contraction of malaria"

заражение малярией

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noun

Сокращение

Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

Examples :

""The word 'cannot' becomes 'can't' through contraction, where the 'o' is removed." "

Слово 'cannot' превращается в 'can't' посредством сокращения, где удаляется буква 'o'.

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noun

Приобретение

The acquisition of something, generally negative.

Examples :

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

Приобретение нами долга в этом квартале снизило нашу способность привлекать инвесторов.

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Сокращение

A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

Examples :

"The doctor observed significant contraction of the skin around the cut on her knee, indicating the wound was healing well. "

Врач наблюдал значительное сокращение кожи вокруг пореза на ее колене, что указывало на хорошее заживление раны.

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