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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

in·ˈsur·ance con·tract N

insurance contract: Versicherungsvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

in·ˈher·it·ance con·tract N

inheritance contract: Erbvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈfi·nanc·ing con·tract N

financing contract: Finanzierungskontrakt m

ex·clu·sive ˈcon·tract N LAW

exclusive contract: Alleinauftrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈmar·riage con·tract N

marriage contract: Ehevertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈjob con·tract N

job contract: Arbeitsvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈlend·ing con·tract N

lending contract: Leihvertrag m <-(e)s, -träge>

ˈmain·te·nance con·tract N

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

contract N ECON LAW

contract: Vertrag m

contract VB intr CTRL

contract: schrumpfen

contract VB trans ECON LAW

contract (vertraglich vereinbaren): kontrahieren

contract N FINMKT

contract: Kontrakt m

standard contract N ECON LAW

standard contract: Standardvertrag m

contract volume N ACCOUNT

contract volume: Kontraktvolumen nt

contract fee N TRANS PROCESS

contract fee: Abschlussgebühr f

contract costs N CTRL

contract costs: Vertragskosten pl

contract item N ECON LAW

contract item: Vertragsartikel m

contract listing N ECON LAW

contract listing: Vertragsliste f

contract VB

contract: (sich) zusammenziehen

contract cultivation N

contract cultivation: Vertragsanbau

Zeitarbeitsvertrag: temporary employment contract

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

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

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

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the tort of inducing breach of contract LAW: die deliktische Haftung wegen Verleitung zum Vertragsbruch

to amend a clause in a contract: eine Klausel in einem Vertrag abändern

to back out from [or of] a contract: von einem Vertrag zurücktreten inf

to back out from [or of] a contract: aus einem Vertrag aussteigen

Vertrag hin oder her, so geht das nicht weiter: contract or no contract, it can't go on like this

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In their marriage contract, her husband promised to buy her a coach.

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Marriage; nature and validity of marriage contract 32-209.

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He did the same to a second wife and a third, giving them neither a marriage contract nor a bill of divorce.

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They end up deciding to get married and making a marriage contract.

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In the marriage contract of two, it was agreed that the first-born from their marriage should become a cleric.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The adjustment shall relate to only 80% of the expert-month rate, and to a period extending from the mid-point of the term of the present Contract to the mid-point of the term of the new contract:

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Die Anpassung bezieht sich nur auf 80 % des FMS und auf einen Zeitraum von der Mitte der Laufzeit des vorliegenden Vertrages bis zu der Mitte der Laufzeit des neuen Vertrages:

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mid-point of the term of the present Contract to the mid-point of the term of the new contract in years.

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Mitte der Laufzeit des vorliegenden bis Mitte der Laufzeit des neuen Vertrages in Jahren bedeutet.

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The older formats will remain valid for already concluded contracts.

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Die alten Formate gelten selbstverständlich für die bereits vorher abgeschlossenen Verträge weiter.

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1.1 Where will you find the items of remuneration in the contract?

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1.1 Wo finden Sie die Vergütungspositionen im Vertrag?

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Please note that all the data relevant to remuneration are to be found in Section 7 "Remuneration", possibly in conjunction with Annex 2 "Price schedule with explanatory notes" of the contract.

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Bitte beachten Sie, dass sich alle vergütungsrelevanten Daten aus Position 7 „Vergü- tung“, evtl. mit Anlage 2 „Preisblatt mit Erläuterungen“, des Vertrages ergeben.

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