English-Thai Dictionary
contract
N การ ว่าจ้าง เพื่อ ฆาตกรรม kan-wa-jang-puea-kad-ta-kam
contract
N การ สัญญา ageement compact covenant kan-san-ya
contract
N ข้อตกลง สัญญา tor-tok-long
contract
N นิติกรรม สัญญา nid-ti-kam-san-ya
contract
VI ทำสัญญา sign sign up tam-san-ya
contract
VI หด หดตัว hod
contract
VT จัด งานแต่งงาน jad-ngan-taeng-ngan
contract
VT ติดโรค ติดเชื้อ ติด get take tid-rok
contract
VT ทำให้ หดตัว condense compress stretch expand tam-hai-hod-tua
contract
VT ย่อ สรุป cut foreshorten shorten yor
contract for
PHRV ทำสัญญา สร้าง tam-san-ya-sang
contract in
PHRV ทำสัญญา เข้าร่วม เซ็นสัญญา เข้าร่วม tam-san-ya-kao-ruam
contract out
PHRV เซ็น สัญญาจ้าง sen-san-ya-jang
contract with
PHRV ทำสัญญา tam-san-ya
contracted
ADJ ที่ หดตัว ti-hod-tua
contractile
ADJ ที่ หดตัว ได้ ti-hod-tua-dai
contraction
N การ หดตัว compression condensation kan-hod-tua
contraction
N คำย่อ kam-yor
contractive
A เกี่ยวกับ การ เกร็ง ตัว ได้
contractor
N ผู้ ทำสัญญา phu-ti-san-ya
contractor
N สิ่ง ที่ หดตัว sing-ti-hod-tua
contractual
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ สัญญา ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การ ตกลง กัน ti-kaio-kab-san-ya
contracture
N การ หดตัว ของ กล้ามเนื้อ kan-hod-tua-kong-klam-nuea
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTRACT
v.t.[L., to draw. See Draw. ] 1. To draw together or nearer; to draw into a less compass, either in length or breadth; to shorten; to abridge; to narrow; to lessen; as, to contract an inclosure; to contract the faculties; to contract the period of life; to contract the sphere of action.
2. To draw the parts together; to wrinkle; as, to contract the brow.
3. To betroth; to affiance. A contracted his daughter to B. The lady was contracted to a man of merit.
4. To draw to; to bring on; to incur; to gain. We contract vicious habits by indulgence. We contract debt by extravagance.
5. To shorten by omission of a letter or syllable; as, to contract a word.
6. To epitomize; to abridge; as, to contract an essay.
CONTRACT
v.i. 1. To shrink; to become shorter or narrower.
Many bodies contract by the application of cold.
A hempen cord contracts by moisture.
2. To bargain; to make a mutual agreement, as between two or more persons. We have contracted for a load of flour; or we have contracted with a farmer for a quantity of provisions.
CONTRACT
for contracted, pp. Affianced; betrothed.
CONTRACT
n. 1. An agreement or covenant between two or more persons, in which each party binds himself to do or forbear some act, and each acquires a right to what the other promises; a mutual promise upon lawful consideration or promise upon lawful consideration or cause, which binds the parties to a performance; a bargain; a compact. Contracts are executory or executed.
2. The act by which a man and woman are betrothed, each to the other.
3. The writing which contains the agreement of parties with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation.
CONTRACTED
pp. 1. Drawn together, or into a shorter or narrower compass; shrunk; betrothed; incurred; bargained.
2. a. Narrow; mean; selfish; as a man of a contracted soul or mind.
CONTRACTEDLY
adv. In a contracted manner.
CONTRACTEDNESS
n. 1. The state of being contracted.
2. Narrowness; meanness; excessive selfishness.
CONTRACTIBILITY
n.Possibility of being contracted; quality of suffering contraction; as the contractibility and dilatibility of air.
CONTRACTIBLE
a.Capable of contraction. Small air bladders, dilatable and contractible.
CONTRACTIBLENESS
n.The quality of suffering contraction; contractibility.
CONTRACTILE
a.Tending to contract; having the power of shortening or of drawing into smaller dimensions; as the contractile force of certain elastic bodies.
CONTRACTILITY
n.The inherent quality or force by which bodies shrink or contract.
CONTRACTING
ppr. 1. Shortening or narrowing; drawing together; lessening dimensions; shrinking; making a bargain; betrothing.
2. a. Making or having made a contract or treaty; stipulating; as the contracting parties to a league.
CONTRACTION
n.[L.] 1. The act of drawing together, or shrinking; the act of shortening, narrowing or lessening extent or dimensions, by causing the parts of a body to approach nearer to each other; the state of being contracted.
Oil of vitriol will throw the stomach into involuntary contractions.
The contraction of the heart is called systole.
Some things induce a contraction of the nerves.
2. The act of shortening, abridging, or reducing within a narrower compass by any means. A poem may be improved by omissions or contractions.
3. In grammar, the shortening of a word, by the omission of a letter or syllable; as, cant for cannot; burst for bursted or bursten; Swedish and Danish ord, a word.
4. A contract; marriage contract. [Not used. ]
5. Abbreviation.
CONTRACTOR
n. 1. One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another.
2. One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, at a certain price or rate.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTRACT
Con *tract ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contracted; p.pr. & vb. n.Contracting. ] Etym: [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 nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lesen; as, to contract one's shpere of action. In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. Dr. H. More.
2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit. Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. Shak.
3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease. Each from each contract new strength and light. Pope. Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high statiSwift.
4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. Hakluyt.Many persons... had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity. .. prohibited by law. Strype.
5. To betroth; to affiance. The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. Shak.
6. (Gram. )
Defn: To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Syn. -- To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen; condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.
CONTRACT
CONTRACT Con *tract ", v. i.
1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. Years contracting to a moment. Wordsworth.
2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail.
CONTRACT
CONTRACT Con "tract, a.
Defn: Contracted: as, a contract verb. Goodwin.
CONTRACT
Con *tract ", a. Etym: [L. contractus, p.p.]
Defn: Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs. ] Shak.
CONTRACT
Con "tract, n. Etym: [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract. ]
1. (Law )
Defn: The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. Wharton.
2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation.
3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. This is the the night of the contract. Longwellow.
Syn. -- Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See Covenant.
CONTRACTED
CONTRACTED Con *tract "ed, a.
1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun.
2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views.
3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace. Inquire me out contracted bachelors. Shak.
CONTRACTEDNESS
CONTRACTEDNESS Con *tract "ed *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being contracted; narrowness; meannes; selfishness.
CONTRACTIBILITY
CONTRACTIBILITY Con *tract `i *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: Capability of being contracted; quality of being contractible; as, the contractibiliy and dilatability of air. Arbuthnot.
CONTRACTIBLE
CONTRACTIBLE Con *tract "i *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of contraction. Small air bladders distable and contractible. Arbuthnot.
CONTRACTIBLENESS
CONTRACTIBLENESS Con *tract "i *ble *ness, n.
Defn: Contractibility.
CONTRACTILE
Con *tract "ile, a. Etym: [Cf. F. contractile. ]
Defn: tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. The heart's contractile force. H. Brooke.Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile substance. Hixley. Contractile vacuole (Zoöl.), a pulsating cavity in the interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in function. There may be one, two, or more.
CONTRACTILITY
CONTRACTILITY Con `trac *til "i *ty, n.
1. The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening.
Note: When subject to the will, as in the muscles of locomotion, such power is called voluntary contractility; when not controlled by the will, as in the muscles of the heart, it is involuntary contractility.
CONTRACTION
Con *trac "tion, n. Etym: [L. contractio: cf. F. contraction. ]
1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendion; the contraction produced by cold.
2. (Math. )
Defn: The process of shortening an operation.
3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as liabilities, obligation, debts, etc. ; the process of becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.
4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase; -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for criminal conversation, etc.
5. (Gram. )
Defn: The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.
6. A marriage contract. [Obs. ] Shak.
CONTRACTIVE
CONTRACTIVE Con *tract "ive, a.
Defn: Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting.
CONTRACTOR
Con *tract "or, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad.
CONTRACT SYSTEM
CONTRACT SYSTEM Con "tract sys "tem.
1. The sweating system.
2. The system of employing convicts by selling their labor (to be performed inside the prison ) at a fixed price per day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the prison to superintend the work.
CONTRACT TABLET
CONTRACT TABLET Con "tract tablet. (Babylonian & Assyrian Antiq.)
Defn: A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often called the envelope ), on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on the inclosed tablet.
CONTRACTURE
Con *trac "ture, n. Etym: [L. contractura a drawing together. ] (Med. )
Defn: A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contract
con tract ▶noun |ˈkänˌtrakt ˈkɑːntrækt |a written or spoken agreement, esp. one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law: both parties must sign employment contracts | a network of doctors and hospitals under contract to provide services. • the branch of law concerned with the making and observation of such agreements. • informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin: smuggling bosses routinely put out contracts on witnesses. • Bridge the declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump: South can make the contract with correct play. • dated a formal agreement to marry. ▶verb 1 |kənˈtrakt kənˈtrækt | [ no obj. ] decrease in size, number, or range: glass contracts as it cools. • (of a muscle ) become shorter or tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body: the heart is a muscle that contracts about seventy times a minute | [ with obj. ] : then contract your lower abdominal muscles. • [ with obj. ] shorten (a word or phrase ) by combination or elision: “quasistellar object ” was soon contracted to “quasar. ” 2 |ˈkänˌtrakt, kənˈtrakt ˈkɑːntrækt kənˈtrækt | [ no obj. ] enter into a formal and legally binding agreement: the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services. • secure specified rights or undertake specified obligations in a formal and legally binding agreement: a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment | the paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries. • impose an obligation on (someone ) to do something by means of a formal agreement: health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients. • [ with obj. ] (contract something out ) arrange for work to be done by another organization: local authorities will have to contract out waste management. • [ with obj. ] formally enter into (a marriage ): before Fanny met him, he had contracted a disastrous liaison and marriage. • [ with obj. ] enter into (a friendship or other relationship ): the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ. 3 |kənˈtrakt ˈkɑntrækt | [ with obj. ] catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent ): three people contracted a killer virus. 4 |kənˈtrakt ˈkɑntrækt | [ with obj. ] become liable to pay (a debt ): he contracted a debt of $3,300. DERIVATIVES con tract ee |ˌkänˌtrakˈtē |noun, con trac tive |kənˈtraktiv, ˈkänˌtraktiv |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened, ’ from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together ’ + trahere ‘draw. ’
contractable
con tract a ble |kənˈtraktəbəl kənˈtræktəbəl | ▶adjective (of a disease ) able to be caught.
contract bridge
con tract bridge |ˈkänˌtrakt ˈkəntrækt brɪʤ | ▶noun the standard form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count toward the game, as opposed to auction bridge.
contractible
con tract i ble |kənˈtraktəbəl kənˈtræktəbəl | ▶adjective able to be shrunk or capable of contracting.
contractile
con trac tile |kənˈtraktəl, -ˌtīl kənˈtræktaɪl | ▶adjective Biology & Physiology capable of or producing contraction: the contractile activity of the human colon. DERIVATIVES con trac til i ty |ˌkänˌtrakˈtilitē |noun
contractile vacuole
con trac tile vac u ole ▶noun Zoology a vacuole in some protozoans that expels excess liquid on contraction.
contraction
con trac tion |kənˈtrakSHən kənˈtrækʃən | ▶noun the process of becoming smaller: the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale. • the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter: neurons control the contraction of muscles | repeat the exercise, holding each contraction for one second. • (usu. contractions ) a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth. • a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form: “goodbye ” is a contraction of “God be with you. ” • the process of shortening a word by combination or elision. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio (n- ), from contrahere ‘draw together ’ (see contract ).
contract note
con |tract note ▶noun a certificate confirming the terms of a sale of specified assets or securities between two parties.
contractor
con trac tor |ˈkänˌtraktər, ˌkənˈtraktər kənˈtræktər | ▶noun a person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.
contractorization
contractorization (also contractorisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the provision of a service, especially a public one, by an external contractor rather than by the employees of the body responsible for the service. DERIVATIVES contractorize verb
contractual
con trac tu al |kənˈtrakCHo͞oəl kənˈtræk (t )ʃ (əw )əl | ▶adjective agreed in a contract: a contractual obligation. • having similar characteristics to a contract: the contractual nature of the shareholder's rights. DERIVATIVES con trac tu al ly adverb
contracture
con trac ture |kənˈtrakCHər kənˈtræk (t )ʃər | ▶noun Medicine a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints. DERIVATIVES con trac tur al |-CHərəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin contractura, from Latin contract- ‘drawn together, ’ from the verb contrahere.
Oxford Dictionary
contract
con |tract ▶noun |ˈkɒntrakt |a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law: he has just signed a contract keeping him with the club | [ mass noun ] : much of the produce is grown under contract . • [ mass noun ] the branch of law concerned with the making and observation of contracts. • informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin: smuggling bosses routinely put out contracts on witnesses. • Bridge the declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trumps: South can make the contract with correct play. • dated a formal agreement to marry. ▶verb |kənˈtrakt | 1 [ no obj. ] decrease in size, number, or range: glass contracts as it cools. • (of a muscle ) become shorter and tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body: the heart contracts about seventy times a minute | [ with obj. ] : exhale and slowly contract your abdominal muscles. • [ with obj. ] shorten (a word or phrase ) by combination or elision. 2 [ no obj. ] enter into a formal and legally binding agreement: the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services. • (contract in /into ) Brit. choose to be involved in (a scheme ): politically committed members contract into paying the levy. • (contract out ) Brit. choose to withdraw from or not become involved in a scheme: plans to encourage people to contract out of the pension scheme. • secure specified rights or undertake specified obligations in a formal and legally binding agreement: a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment | [ with infinitive ] : the paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] impose an obligation on (someone ) to do something by means of a formal agreement: health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients. • [ with obj. ] (contract something out ) arrange for work to be done by another organization. • [ with obj. ] formally enter into (a marriage ). • [ with obj. ] enter into (a friendship or other relationship ): the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ. 3 [ with obj. ] catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent ): three people contracted a killer virus. 4 [ with obj. ] become liable to pay (a debt ): he contracted a debt of £3,300. DERIVATIVES contractee noun, contractive adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened ’, from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together ’ + trahere ‘draw ’.
contractable
con |tract |able |kənˈtraktəb (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a disease ) able to be caught.
contract bridge
con |tract bridge ▶noun [ mass noun ] the standard form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count towards the game, as opposed to auction bridge.
contractible
con |tract |ible |kənˈtraktɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be shrunk or capable of contracting.
contractile
contractile |kənˈtraktʌɪl | ▶adjective Biology & Physiology capable of or producing contraction: the contractile activity of the human colon. DERIVATIVES contractility |kɒntrakˈtɪlɪti |noun
contractile vacuole
con |tract |ile vacu |ole ▶noun Zoology a vacuole in some protozoans which expels excess liquid on contraction.
contraction
con |trac ¦tion |kənˈtrakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of becoming smaller: the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale | [ count noun ] : the manufacturing sector suffered a severe contraction. • the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter: neurons control the contraction of muscles. • [ count noun ] (usu. contractions ) a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth. • the process of shortening a word by combination or elision. • [ count noun ] a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form: ‘goodbye ’ is a contraction of ‘God be with you ’. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractio (n- ), from contrahere ‘draw together ’ (see contract ).
contract note
con |tract note ▶noun a certificate confirming the terms of a sale of specified assets or securities between two parties.
contractor
con |trac ¦tor |kənˈtraktə | ▶noun a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job.
contractorization
contractorization (also contractorisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the provision of a service, especially a public one, by an external contractor rather than by the employees of the body responsible for the service. DERIVATIVES contractorize verb
contractual
con |trac ¦tual |kənˈtraktʃʊəl | ▶adjective agreed in a contract: a contractual obligation. • having similar characteristics to a contract: the contractual nature of the shareholder's rights. DERIVATIVES contractually adverb
contractural
con |trac ¦tur ¦al |kənˈtraktʃ (ə )r (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 Medicine relating to or involving contracture. 2 another term for contractual.
contracture
contracture |kənˈtraktʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin contractura, from Latin contract- ‘drawn together ’, from the verb contrahere.
American Oxford Thesaurus
contract
contract noun a legally binding contract: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, bond; deal, bargain; Law indenture. ▶verb 1 the market for such goods began to contract: shrink, get smaller, decrease, diminish, reduce, dwindle, decline. ANTONYMS expand, increase. 2 her stomach muscles contracted: tighten, tense, flex, constrict, draw in, narrow. ANTONYMS relax. 3 she contracted her brow: wrinkle, knit, crease, purse, pucker. 4 his name was soon contracted to “Rob ”: shorten, abbreviate, cut, reduce; elide. ANTONYMS expand, lengthen. 5 the company contracted to rebuild the stadium: undertake, pledge, promise, covenant, commit oneself, engage, agree, enter an agreement, make a deal. 6 she contracted rubella: develop, catch, get, pick up, come down with, be struck down by, be stricken with, succumb to. 7 he contracted a debt of $3,300: incur, run up. PHRASES contract out trash collection is contracted out by the town: subcontract, outsource, farm out.
contraction
contraction noun 1 the contraction of the industry: shrinking, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling. 2 the contraction of muscles: tightening, tensing, flexing. 3 my contractions started at midnight: labor pains, labor; cramps. 4 “goodbye ” is a contraction of “God be with you ”: abbreviation, short form, shortened form, elision, diminutive.
Oxford Thesaurus
contract
contract noun |(stress on the first syllable ) |a legally binding contract: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, undertaking, understanding, compact, covenant, pact, bond; deal, bargain; treaty, concordat, convention, entente; Commerce account; Law indenture; rare engagement. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 glass, like other substances, contracts as it cools | the market for such goods began to contract: shrink, get smaller, become smaller; decrease, diminish, reduce, dwindle, decline, shrivel. ANTONYMS expand; increase. 2 her stomach muscles contracted | the exercises contract the knee muscles: tighten, become /make tighter, tense, flex, constrict, draw in, become /make narrower, narrow. ANTONYMS relax. 3 Mrs Thornton contracted her brow: wrinkle, knit, crease, corrugate; purse, pucker. 4 the name ‘Jacquenard ’ was soon contracted to ‘Jack ’ in English: shorten, abbreviate, cut, reduce, abridge, truncate. ANTONYMS expand, lengthen. 5 the company contracted to purchase 390 acres of forest: undertake, pledge, promise, covenant, commit oneself, engage; agree, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, make a deal, negotiate a deal. 6 she contracted German measles: develop, catch, get, pick up, come down with, become infected with, fall ill with, be taken ill with, be struck down with, be stricken with, succumb to; Brit. go down with; informal take ill with; N. Amer. informal take sick with. 7 he contracted a debt of £3,300: incur, become liable to pay, acquire, fall into; run up. PHRASES contract out if you do not wish to be a member of the pension fund you must contract out: opt out, leave, exclude oneself, withdraw, pull out, exit. contract something out local authorities will have to contract out waste management: subcontract, outsource, farm out, assign to others.
contraction
contraction noun 1 the contraction of industry: shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage; decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling. ANTONYMS expansion, growth. 2 neurons control the contraction of muscles | intestinal contractions: tightening, tensing, flexing, constricting; spasm, convulsion, clench; Medicine myoclonus, hippus. ANTONYMS relaxation. 3 her contractions started just after midnight: labour pains, labour; Braxton Hicks contractions; cramps; archaic travail. 4 ‘goodbye ’ is a contraction of ‘God be with you ’: abbreviation, short form, shortened form, elision; diminutive; technical crasis, syneresis. ANTONYMS expansion.
French Dictionary
contractant
contractant , ante adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif droit Qui passe un contrat. : Les parties contractantes. nom masculin et féminin : Les contractants devront signer devant notaire.
contracter
contracter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Diminuer de volume. : Le froid contracte les métaux. 2 Raidir, rendre plus ferme. : Contracte tes muscles! 3 S ’engager par contrat. : Il a contracté une assurance, des dettes. 4 Acquérir (une mauvaise habitude ), attraper (une maladie ). : Elle a contracté (et non *développé ) une grippe. verbe pronominal 1 Se resserrer. : Le muscle se contracte. 2 Se crisper. : Ne te contracte pas ainsi: le dentiste ne te fera pas mal. ANTONYME détendre . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ses muscles se sont contractés. aimer
contracteur
contracteur FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour entrepreneur.
contractile
contractile adj. adjectif Qui est susceptible de contraction.
contractilité
contractilité n. f. nom féminin Possibilité que possèdent certains corps de se contracter.
contraction
contraction n. f. nom féminin Resserrement. : La contraction d ’un muscle.
contractuel
contractuel , elle adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui est stipulé par contrat. : Une clause contractuelle. nom masculin Agent non fonctionnaire. : Engager des contractuels. Une contractuelle expérimentée.
contractuellement
contractuellement adv. adverbe Par contrat. : Fixer des droits d ’auteur contractuellement.
Spanish Dictionary
contráctil
contráctil adjetivo Que es capaz de contraerse :tejido contráctil .
contractilidad
contractilidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de lo que es contráctil .2 Capacidad de ciertos órganos o estructuras para contraerse y dilatarse .
contracto, -ta
contracto, -ta participio Que está contraído :‘al ’ y ‘del ’ son formas contractas de preposición y artículo .
contractual
contractual adjetivo Que procede de un contrato o se deriva de él :desigualdad contractual; el líder recordó en la rueda de prensa que obligaciones contractuales mantienen la presencia de 150 asesores en la zona .
contractura
contractura nombre femenino 1 Estado de rigidez o de contracción permanente, involuntaria y duradera de uno o más músculos :contractura espasmódica; contractura muscular .2 arq Disminución que tiene el diámetro del fuste de una columna en su parte superior .
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contract
con tract /kɑ́ntrækt |kɔ́n -/ (! 名詞 と 動詞 で発音 強勢が異なるので注意 ) 〖con (共に ) tract (引っぱり合う )〗(名 )contractor 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U «…との /…間の /…のための /…するための » 契約 , 約定 , 協約 ; 請負 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ; C 契約書 «with , to /between /for /to do » ▸ be under (a ) contract to A A 〈会社など 〉と契約を結んでいる ▸ subject to contract 契約を前提として ▸ breach of contract 契約違反 ▸ renew one's contract 契約を更新する ▸ win [be awarded ] a contract 契約を勝ち取る [請け負う ]▸ We entered into [made, signed ] a contract with the farmer to supply us with corn .私たちはその農家とトウモロコシ供給の契約を結んだ ▸ a contract for the supply of oil 石油供給の契約 ▸ contract workers 契約社員 2 C ｟くだけて ｠ «…の » 殺人の請負 «on » ▸ a contract killer 殺し屋 3 U 〘法 〙契約法 .4 C 婚約 .5 U 〘トランプ 〙コントラクトブリッジ (contract bridge ).動詞 /kəntrǽkt ; 他動詞 1 , 自動詞 2 では時にkɑ́ntrækt |kɔ́n -/～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈比較的重い病気 〉にかかる (!進行形にしない; 軽い病気にはget, catchなどを用いる ) ▸ contract the flu from a virus ウイルスでインフルエンザに感染する 2 ｟かたく ｠〖contract to do 〗〈人が 〉…する契約を結ぶ ; 〖contract A for B /to do 〗A 〈人 会社など 〉にB 〈仕事など 〉を […することを ]請け負わせる ▸ We have contracted to work three days a week .私たちは週に3日働く契約を結んだ ▸ The soccer player is contracted to play for two more years .そのサッカー選手はさらに2年間プレイする契約を結んでいる 3 ｟かたく ｠ «…と » 〈関係など 〉を結ぶ «with » ▸ contract a marriage [an alliance ] with A Aと婚約する [同盟を結ぶ ]4 …を縮める , 縮小する , 減少させる ; «…に » 〈語句 〉を短縮する «to » ; 〈筋肉など 〉を収縮させる ; 〈まゆなど 〉をしかめる ▸ “You are ” can be contracted to “You're ”.You areはYou 'reに短縮できる 5 〈悪習など 〉が身につく ; 〈負債 〉をこしらえる .自動詞 1 〈物質 筋肉などが 〉縮まる , 収縮する ; 〈経済などが 〉縮小する (↔expand )▸ Rubber stretches and contracts .ゴムは伸びたり縮んだりする ▸ The economy contracted by three percent .経済が3パーセント縮小した 2 ｟かたく ｠〈人が 〉 «人などと /…の /…する » 契約を結ぶ , 請け負う «with /for /to do » ▸ contract with a company to work part-time 会社とパートタイムで働く契約をする c ò ntract í n ｟英 かたく ｠【年金などに 】契約して参加する «to » .c ò ntract A í n [í n A ]A 〈仕事など 〉を下請けに出して (業者に )来てもらう .c ò ntract í nto A ｟英 かたく ｠A 〈年金など 〉に契約して参加する .c ò ntract ó ut ｟英 かたく ｠【年金などへの 】不参加を正式に表明する «of » .c ò ntract A ó ut [ó ut A ] «…に » A 〈仕事など 〉を下請けに出す «to » .
contractile
con trac tile /kəntrǽkt (ə )l |-taɪl /形容詞 収縮性のある ; 収縮を起こす ▸ contractile muscles 収縮筋
contraction
con trac tion /kəntrǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C U 〘医 〙(筋肉の )収縮 ; 〖しばしば ～s 〗(出産時の )子宮筋の収縮, 陣痛 .2 U C (一般に )収縮, 短縮 ; (経済活動などの )縮小 .3 C 〘文法 〙(語 句の )短縮 [縮約 ]形 〘haven't, it's, don'tなど 〙.
contractor
con trac tor /kɑ́ntræktə r |kəntrǽk -/→contract 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (特に工事などの )請負人 ; 建設 [土建 ]業者 ; 契約者 ▸ hire a contractor to build a house 家を建てるのに請負業者を頼む 2 収縮するもの ; 収縮筋 .
contractual
con trac tu al /kəntrǽktʃu (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗契約 [請負 ] (上 )の ; 契約で保証された .～ly 副詞 契約上, 契約によって .
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