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1 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) påta seg2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) forplikte seg til•- undertakingforetaverb ( undertook - undertaken) \/ˌʌndəˈteɪk\/1) foreta, sette i gang, begynne, forsøke seg på2) påta seg, motta• will you undertake the task?3) forplikte seg til, garantere, love, forsikre4) ( hverdagslig) besørge begravelser, arbeide i begravelsesbyråundertake for ( gammeldags) kausjonere for, svare forundertake to do something forplikte seg til å gjøre noe -
2 contract
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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