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contraction noun

  /kɒn-/ , /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ , /kənˈtɹækʃn̩/
  • (biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
 контракция, свиване
  • A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
 свиване, скъсяване
  • (orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
 съкращение

contract verb

  /kənˈtɹækt/
  • (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
 договарям се
  • (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
 свивам се, съкращавам се
  • (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
 хващам

contract noun

  /ˈkɑntɹækt/ , /ˈkɒntɹækt/
  • (legal) 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.
 до́говор, контра́кт
  • (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
 контра́кт

contractible adjective

  • Capable of contraction
 свиваем
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