contraction – English–Français translations

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contraction noun {f}

  /kɔ̃.tʁak.sjɔ̃/
  • (Absolument) (Grammaire) Réduction de la graphie d’un mot en supprimant des lettres à l’intérieur de celui-ci, en conservant une ou plusieurs lettres initiales et une ou plusieurs lettres finales
 contraction
shrinkage

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contraction noun

  /kɒn-/ , /kɔn-/ , /kənˈtɹakʃn̩/ , /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ , /kənˈtɹækʃn̩/ , /kənˈtɾakʃn̩/
  • (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume
  • process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme are reduced or lost
  • shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark
  • shortening of a muscle during its use
  • strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth
  • period of economic decline or negative growth
 contraction

contract noun

  /ˈkɑntɹækt/ , /ˈkɒntɹækt/ , /ˈkɒntɹɛkt/ , /ˈkɒntɾakt/ , /ˈkɔntɹakt/ , /ˈkɔntɹækt/ , /ˈkɔntɾakt/
  • agreement that is legally binding
  • job governed by a specific agreement
 contrat

contract verb

  /kənˈtɹækt/
  • (transitive) gain or acquire (an illness)
 contracter
  • (intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen
 recroqueviller, rétracter
  • (transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen
 rétracter

contracted

étroit
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
contraction des longueurs
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