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noun3) (Ling.) Kontraktion, die* * *[-ʃən]1) (an act of contracting: contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.) das Zusammenziehen2) (a word shortened in speech or spelling: `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'.) die Abkürzung* * *con·trac·tion[kənˈtrækʃən]ncold causes the \contraction of the metal die Kälte führt dazu, dass das Metall sich zusammenziehtshe began having \contractions bei ihr setzten die Wehen ein* * *[kən'trkSən]n3)his contraction of polio — seine Erkrankung an Kinderlähmung
* * *contraction [kənˈtrækʃn] s1. Kontraktion f, Zusammenziehung f:2. LING Zusammenziehung f, Verkürzung f (Wort), Kurzwort n3. MEDa) Zuziehung f (einer Krankheit)b) Kontraktur f (dauernde Verkürzung)c) Wehe fcontr. abk1. contract2. contracted3. contraction4. contralto5. contrary* * *noun3) (Ling.) Kontraktion, die4) (catching) Ansteckung, die (of mit)* * *n.Kontraktion f.Zusammenziehung f.
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