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contract in ,

contraction ,

contract out ,

contractual ,

contract into ,

subcontract ,

subcontractor ,

non-contract ,

film contract ,

casual contract ,

social contract ,

haulage contractor ,

service contract ,

breach of contract ,

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fixed term contract

non-contract [Brit nɒnˈkɒntrakt] ADJ

non-contract: sans contrat

I. contract out VB Brit (contract out)

contract out FIN, LAW: renoncer par contrat

to contract out of scheme: se retirer de

II. contract out VB Brit (contract out [sth], contract [sth] out)

contract out building maintenance, work:

contract out: donner [qc] en sous-traitance (to à)

I. contract N [Brit ˈkɒntrakt, Am ˈkɑntrækt]

1. contract (agreement):

contract ADMIN, LAW: contrat m (for pour, with avec)

employment contract , contract of employment: contrat m de travail

a two-year contract: un contrat de deux ans

to enter into a contract with: passer un contrat avec

to be on a contract: être sous contrat

to be under contract with: être sous contrat avec

to be under contract to: travailler sous contrat avec

to be out of contract: être libre de tout contrat

2. contract COMM (tender):

contract: contrat m

to win/lose a contract: remporter/perdre un contrat

to award a contract to: octroyer un contrat à

to place a contract for sth with: octroyer un contrat pour qc à

a contract to maintain or for the maintenance of: un contrat d'entretien de

to do work under contract: faire un travail par or sur contrat

to put work out to contract: donner un travail en sous-traitance

to put work out to contract attr labour, worker: contractuel/-elle

the work is done on a contract basis: le travail est effectué en sous-traitance

3. contract (for assassination) sl:

to put out a contract on person: payer un tueur à gages pour abattre

there's a contract out on him: un tueur a été engagé pour l'abattre

4. contract GAMES (in bridge):

contract: contrat m

II. contract VB trans [Brit kənˈtrakt, Am kənˈtrækt]

1. contract MED (develop):

contract virus, disease: contracter (from par le contact avec)

2. contract LAW (arrange):

contract marriage, alliance, debt, duty, loan: contracter

3. contract COMM, LAW:

to be contracted to do: être tenu par contrat de faire

4. contract (tighten):

contract muscles: contracter

III. contract VB intr [Brit kənˈtrakt, Am kənˈtrækt]

1. contract COMM, LAW (undertake):

to contract to do: s'engager par contrat à faire

to contract with sb to do: passer un contrat avec qn pour faire

2. contract (shrink):

contract wood, metal:: se contracter

contract power, influence, support, funds, market:: diminuer

3. contract:

contract MED, PHYSIOL: se contracter

I. contract into VB Brit (contract into [sth])

contract into group, scheme:

contract into: souscrire à

I. subcontract N [Brit sʌbˈkɒntrakt, Am səbˈkɑntrækt]

subcontract: contrat m de sous-traitance

II. subcontract VB trans [Brit sʌbkənˈtrakt, Am ˌsəbkənˈtrækt]

subcontract: sous-traiter (to, out to à)

fixed term contract N

fixed term contract: contrat m (de travail) à durée déterminée

breach of contract N LAW

breach of contract: rupture f de contrat

casual contract N

casual contract: contrat m temporaire

social contract N

social contract: contrat m social

film contract N

film contract: contrat m de tournage

I. contract¹ [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

contract: contrat m

to break/to draw up a contract: rompre/établir un contrat

to enter into a contract: passer un contrat

II. contract¹ [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB intr

to contract to +infin: s'engager à +infin

to contract with sb: passer un contrat avec qn

I. contract² [kənˈtrækt] VB intr

contract: se contracter

II. contract² [kənˈtrækt] VB trans

contract: contracter

contract in VB intr

contract in: s'engager

contract out VB trans

to contract out of sth: se retirer de qc

to contract out sth to sb: déléguer qc à qn

contractual ADJ

contractual: contractuel(le)

contractual conditions: du contrat

subcontractor N

subcontractor: sous-traitant m

contraction N

contraction: contraction f

subcontract VB trans

subcontract: sous-traiter

to subcontract sth to sb/sth: sous-traiter qc à qn/qc

contractor N

contractor: entrepreneur m

building contractor: entrepreneur de construction

haulage contractor N

haulage contractor: entrepreneur m de transport

I. contract¹ [ˈkan·trækt] N

contract: contrat m

to break/to draw up a contract: rompre/établir un contrat

to enter into a contract: passer un contrat

II. contract¹ [ˈkan·trækt] VB intr

to contract to +infin: s'engager à +infin

to contract with sb: passer un contrat avec qn

I. contract² [kən·ˈtrækt] VB intr

contract: se contracter

II. contract² [kən·ˈtrækt] VB trans

contract: contracter

contractual ADJ

contractual: contractuel(le)

contractual conditions: du contrat

contract in VB intr

contract in: s'engager

contraction N

contraction: contraction f

contractor N

contractor: entrepreneur m

building contractor: entrepreneur de construction

contract out VB trans

to contract out of sth: se retirer de qc

to contract out sth to sb: déléguer qc à qn

subcontractor N

subcontractor: sous-traitant m

subcontract VB trans

subcontract: sous-traiter

to subcontract sth to sb/sth: sous-traiter qc à qn/qc

service contract N

service contract: garantie f

Present
I	contract out
you	contract out
he/she/it	contracts out
we	contract out
you	contract out
they	contract out

Past
I	contracted out
you	contracted out
he/she/it	contracted out
we	contracted out
you	contracted out
they	contracted out

Present Perfect
I	have	contracted out
you	have	contracted out
he/she/it	has	contracted out
we	have	contracted out
you	have	contracted out
they	have	contracted out

Past Perfect
I	had	contracted out
you	had	contracted out
he/she/it	had	contracted out
we	had	contracted out
you	had	contracted out
they	had	contracted out

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Many of these contractors are not qualified to do the work or are all too willing to cut corners.

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Contractors initially worked on easy work, and the homeless population increased.

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The contractors received a low salary and expenses with the remainder payable as a dividend.

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Approximately 2,100 are employees of the federal government; the rest are contractors.

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There were serious difficulties with some of the building contractors who had to be replaced before work could continue.

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