contreure

Meaning

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive) to contract (to acquire)
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive) to contract (to shorten by omitting letters)
3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, reflexive, transitive) to contract (to draw together or nearer)

Concepts

contract

reduce

shrink

foreshorten

get

run up

shorten

abbreviate

take

abridge

cut

Synonyms

encongir

contraure

minvar

agafar

incórrer

abreujar

escurçar

Translations

contraer

contrair

contracter

encoger

ضيق

تقلص

انكمش

انقبض

contrarre

قلص

اختزل

قلل

اختصر

نقص

خطب

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kunˈtɾɛw.ɾə]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: contrahō

In summary

Borrowed from Latin contrahere; adapted to inherited treure.