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Verträge

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I. con·tract1 [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

1. contract (agreement):

contract
Vertrag m <-(e)s, -trä·ge>
contract
Kontrakt m <-(e)s, -e> spec
contract amount LAW
Vertragssumme f
contract amount LAW
Kontraktsumme f
exchange of contracts
Unterzeichnung f des Kaufvertrages (bei Grundbesitz)
contract of service
Arbeitsvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>
contract for services
Dienstleistungsvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>
contract for work
Werkvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>
a five-year contract
ein Vertrag m auf fünf Jahre
by private contract
durch Privatvertrag
temporary contract
Zeitvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>
to abrogate a contract
einen Vertrag außer Kraft setzen
to award a contract to sb
jdm einen Vertrag zuerkennen
to be bound by contract [to do sth]
vertraglich verpflichtet sein[, etw zu tun]
to be under contract [to [or with] sb]
[bei jdm] unter Vertrag stehen
to be under contract to do sth
vertraglich verpflichtet sein, etw zu tun
to break [the terms of] a contract
gegen die vertraglichen Bestimmungen verstoßen
to break [the terms of] a contract
einen Vertrag brechen
to cancel/conclude/draw up a contract
einen Vertrag kündigen/abschließen/aufsetzen
to enter into a contract
einen Vertrag [ab]schließen [o. eingehen]
to make a contract with sb
einen Vertrag mit jdm [ab]schließen [o. machen]
to negotiate a contract
einen Vertrag verhandeln
to repudiate a contract
einen Vertrag nicht anerkennen
to sign a contract
einen Vertrag unterschreiben [o. form unterzeichnen]
to sign a contract to do sth
sich acc vertraglich verpflichten, etw zu tun
to void a contract
einen Vertrag aufheben [o. für nichtig erklären]
to win the contract [to do sth]
die Ausschreibung [für etw acc] gewinnen
to win the contract [to do sth]
den Vertrag [für etw acc] bekommen

2. contract sl (agreement to kill sb):

contract
Auftrag m <-(e)s, -trä·ge>
there is a contract out for him
auf seinen Kopf ist Geld ausgesetzt

II. con·tract1 [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB intr

to contract to do sth
vertraglich festlegen [o. sich acc vertraglich verpflichten] , etw zu tun
to contract into sth Brit
sich acc vertraglich zu etw dat verpflichten
to contract with sb [for sth]
mit jdm [für etw acc] einen Vertrag abschließen
to contract with sb to do sth
mit jdm vertraglich vereinbaren, etw zu tun

III. con·tract1 [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB trans

to contract sth
etw vertraglich vereinbaren
to contract sb to do sth
jdn vertraglich dazu verpflichten, etw zu tun

I. con·tract2 [kənˈtrækt] VB intr

1. contract (shrink):

contract
schrumpfen
contract
sich zusammenziehen
contract pupils
sich verengen

2. contract (tense):

contract muscle
sich acc zusammenziehen spec
contract muscle
kontrahieren

3. contract LING:

to contract to sth
zu etw dat verkürzt [o. zusammengezogen] werden

II. con·tract2 [kənˈtrækt] VB trans

1. contract (tense) muscles, metal:

to contract sth
etw zusammenziehen [o. spec kontrahieren]
to contract one's muscles
die Muskeln anspannen

2. contract LING:

to contract sth
etw verkürzen [o. zusammenziehen]

3. contract (catch):

to contract AIDS/a cold/smallpox
AIDS/eine Erkältung/die Pocken bekommen
to contract pneumonia/a virus
sich dat eine Lungenentzündung/einen Virus zuziehen

ˈcon·tract pen·al·ty N LAW

contract penalty
Konventionalstrafe f <-, -n>

ˈmain·te·nance con·tract N

maintenance contract
Wartungsvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈcon·tract part·ner N

contract partner
Kontraktpartner m

ˈlend·ing con·tract N

lending contract
Leihvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>
German
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English
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Vertragstext
wording no indef art, no pl of a contract [or an agreement]
Vertragstext
law of contracts
Verdingungsordnung
regulations governing construction contracts
Kartellvertragsrecht
law of cartel contracts
Schuldvertragsrecht
law of debt contracts

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

German law on insurance contracts N ECON LAW

German law on insurance contracts
Versicherungsvertragsgesetz nt

legal obligation to accept contracts N ECON LAW

legal obligation to accept contracts
Kontrahierungszwang m

contract N ECON LAW

contract
Vertrag m

contract VB intr CTRL

contract
schrumpfen

contract N FINMKT

contract
Kontrakt m

contract VB trans ECON LAW

contract (vertraglich vereinbaren)
kontrahieren

sample contract N ECON LAW

sample contract
Vertragsmuster nt

option contract N FINMKT

option contract
Optionskontrakt m

contract volume N ACCOUNT

contract volume
Kontraktvolumen nt

contract fee N TRANS PROCESS

contract fee
Abschlussgebühr f

Klett Geography Glossary

contract VB

contract
(sich) zusammenziehen

contract cultivation N

contract cultivation
Vertragsanbau

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

Zeitarbeitsvertrag
temporary employment contract

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

English
English
German
German

contract (for work and material)

contract
Vertrag (für Arbeiten und Material)

research contract

research contract
Forschungsauftrag

contract hire bus Brit PUBL TRANS

contract hire bus
Bus im Werkverkehr

under contract to

under contract to
im Auftrag von
German
German
English
English
Forschungsauftrag
research contract
Bus im Werkverkehr
contract hire bus Brit
Vertrag
contract (for work and material)
im Auftrag von
under contract to
Present
Icontract
youcontract
he/she/itcontracts
wecontract
youcontract
theycontract
Past
Icontracted
youcontracted
he/she/itcontracted
wecontracted
youcontracted
theycontracted
Present Perfect
Ihavecontracted
youhavecontracted
he/she/ithascontracted
wehavecontracted
youhavecontracted
theyhavecontracted
Past Perfect
Ihadcontracted
youhadcontracted
he/she/ithadcontracted
wehadcontracted
youhadcontracted
theyhadcontracted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

exchange of contracts
Vertragsabschluss m <-es, -schlüsse>
to back out from [or of] a contract
von einem Vertrag zurücktreten inf
legal obligation to accept contracts
Kontrahierungszwang m <-(e)s> kein pl
to settle the details of a contract
die Einzelheiten eines Vertrags aushandeln
to buy in securities/commodity contracts
sich mit Wertpapieren/Schlussbriefen eindecken
exchange of contracts
Unterzeichnung f des Kaufvertrages (bei Grundbesitz)
these contracts are assigned to the firm making the lowest offer
die Firma, die das günstigste Angebot macht, bekommt den Zuschlag für den Auftrag
Werkvertragsrecht
law on contracts for work and services
Vertrag hin oder her, so geht das nicht weiter
contract or no contract, it can't go on like this
Vertragsinteresse
interest in the performance of a contract

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

While near-term contracts continue to slide on ample supply, long-dated ones remain elevated.
www.businessinsider.com
Fortunately, collective contracts were able to ensure long term employment and large scale welfare including paid vacations and numerous other fringe benefits workers hadn't previously enjoyed.
en.wikipedia.org
The three players were owed back pay, and claimed the missed checks breached their contracts.
en.wikipedia.org
A natural question is that if creditors are aware of the non-enforceability of contracts, why would they lend in the first place?
theconversation.com
An information system model for negotiation of capitation contracts.
en.wikipedia.org

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