contracter

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to engage via a formal or informal contract; to contract
  2. (transitive) to contract a disease; to develop or acquire a bad habit
  3. (transitive) to reduce the volume or size
  4. (reflexive) to reduce its own size

Concepts

contract
shrink
shorten

make a contract

tense
reduce
undertake
constrict

pull in stomach

compact
compress
get
epitomize
lessen

abbreviate

narrow
pick up
press
sign
sign on
sign up
squeeze
take
tauten
tighten
withdraw
contract bridge
suffer from
minimize
abridge
acquire
boil down
catch
concentrate
condense
declaration
develop
dwindle
enter into

enter into a contract

Synonyms

contrat
B1
diminuer
C2
attraper
B1
🪤
réduire
B2
abaisser
C2
comprimer
concentrer
B2
condenser
déclaration
B2
devenir
A2
écourter
40k
entreprendre
21k
être
A1
étroit
C2
limiter
C2
obtenir
B1
prendre
A1
presser
C1
public
A2
raccourcir
24k
resserrer
27k
serrer
B2
signer
B1
abréger
24k
accourcir
contractuel
crisper

être atteint

rétracter
29k
rogner

s’engager

souffrir de

être frappé de

amener
B1
amoindrir
avoir
A1
bridge
C1
Translations

contrarre
contrair
contraer
contreure

contracteren

afsluiten
encolher
apretar
aangaan
contratar
contratar

küçültmek

contractar
concludere
kontrahieren
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.tʁak.te/
Etymology

A learned word created from the root of Latin contractus.

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