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1. kən'trækt verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) trekke (seg) sammen2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) undertegne en avtale/kontrakt3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) pådra seg4) (to promise (in marriage).) inngå (ekteskap)2. 'kontrækt noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt, avtale- contractorkontraktIsubst. \/ˈkɒntrækt\/1) avtale, avtaleforhold, overenskomst, kontrakt, rettshandel (jus)2) ( jus) avtalerett3) ( handel) kontrakt, entreprise, akkord4) ( kortspilll) kontraktbridge, kontrakt5) ( ved teater e.l.) engasjement, kontrakt, tidsbegrenset ansettelse6) ekteskapskontrakt, formell forlovelse7) avtale om leiemordby contract på kontraktput out on contract sette bort i entrepriseundertake something by (a) contract påta seg (å gjøre) noe på akkord\/entrepriseIIverb \/kənˈtrækt\/1) kontrahere, avtale, inngå avtale om, slutte avtale om, inngå kontrakt om, slutte kontrakt om2) inngå, slutte, knytte, stifte3) forminske(s), trekke(s) sammen (også grammatikk), spenne (seg) (om muskel), rynke4) ( om sykdom eller gjeld) pådra seg5) innskrenke, begrense (utgifter e.l.)6) forlove, forlove bortcontract a liking for få sansen forcontract bad habits legge seg til dårlige vanercontract for inngå kontrakt om, kontrahere (om)contract in(to)\/out ( britisk) velge å være med på \/ ikke være med påcontract something out ( om arbeid) sette bort noe, få noen andre til å gjøre noe
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contract a disease — be infected with a disease, be stricken with an ailment … English contemporary dictionary
contract — [kän′trakt΄] for n. & usually for vt.1 & vi.1 [; kən trakt′] for v. generally n. [OFr < L contractus, pp. of contrahere, to draw together, make a bargain < com , together + trahere, to DRAW] 1. an agreement between two or more people to do… … English World dictionary
Contract — Con*tract (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contract — noun /ˈkɒntrækt / (say kontrakt) 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing. 2. an agreement enforceable by law. 3. the writing containing such an agreement. 4. (plural) → contract law. 5. the… …
disease — n. 1) to come down with, contract a disease 2) to carry; spread (a) disease 3) to cure; prevent (a) disease 4) to eradicate, stamp out, wipe out (a) disease; to bring a disease under control 5) an acute; common; deadly; degenerative; fatal,… … Combinatory dictionary
disease */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈziːz] / US [dɪˈzɪz] noun Word forms disease : singular disease plural diseases 1) a) [countable/uncountable] an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by infection disease of: a disease of the nervous system… … English dictionary
contract — contractee, n. contractible, adj. contractibility, contractibleness, n. contractibly, adv. n., adj., and usu. for v. 16 18, 22, 23 /kon trakt/; otherwise v. /keuhn trakt /, n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing … Universalium
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
disease — dis|ease W1S3 [dıˈzi:z] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desaise, from aise relaxed feeling, comfort ] 1.) [U and C] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant ▪ She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. ▪ Heart disease runs … Dictionary of contemporary English
disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contract — con•tract n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 [[t]ˈkɒn trækt[/t]] otherwise v. [[t]kənˈtrækt[/t]] n. 1) an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified 2) law an agreement enforceable by law 3) law… … From formal English to slang