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contract* * *contrarre v.tr.1 ( concludere, stipulare) to contract, to make*, to enter into (sthg.): contrarre un'alleanza, to contract (o to make o to form) an alliance; contrarre un patto, to make a pact // contrarre matrimonio, to get married3 ( prendere, assumere) to contract, to catch*: contrarre una malattia, to contract (o to catch o to come down with) an illness; contrarre un'abitudine, to acquire (o to develop) a habit // contrarre debiti, to incur debts (o to get o to run into debt); per potersi sposare contrasse molti debiti, he took on a lot of debts in order to get married // contrarre obblighi ( finanziari), to contract liabilities4 ( sottoporre a contrazione, corrugare) to contract, to constrict: contrarre un muscolo, to contract a muscle; contrarre le sopracciglia, to knit one's brows5 ( ridurre) to reduce, to limit: contrarre le spese, le assunzioni, to reduce (o to cut down on) expenditure, recruitment◘ contrarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( subire una contrazione, raggrinzirsi) to contract: i muscoli si contrassero per lo sforzo, the muscles contracted (o tensed) with the effort; la bocca si contrasse in una smorfia, his mouth twisted into a grimace2 ( ridursi) to fall*, to shrink*: dopo il boom iniziale le vendite si contrassero rapidamente, after the initial boom sales fell rapidly; durante la depressione la produzione si contrasse drasticamente, production shrank drastically during the depression3 (ling.) to contract.* * *1. [kon'trarre]vb irreg vt1) (muscoli, volto) to tense2) (malattia, debito, prestito) to contract, (abitudine, vizio) to pick up, (accordo, patto) to enter into2. vip (contrarsi)(gen) Gramm to contract* * *[kon'trarre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]2) (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3) (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4) (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*2.verbo pronominale contrarsi1) (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2) ling. [forma, parola] to contract* * *contrarre/kon'trarre/ [95]1 (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]; contrarre le labbra to purse one's lips2 (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3 (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4 (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*II contrarsi verbo pronominale1 (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2 ling. [forma, parola] to contract.
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