contract in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contract in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.contract N [Am ˈkɑntrækt, Brit ˈkɒntrakt]

1.1. contract:

contract (agreement)

contrato m

contract (for public works, services)

contrata f

to enter into a contract (with sb)

celebrar un contrato (con alguien)

to honor/break a contract

cumplir/incumplir or violar un contrato

contract of employment

contrato de trabajo

under the terms of your contract

según lo establecido en su contrato

a fixed contract

un contrato fijo

to be under contract to sb/sth

estar bajo contrato con alguien/algo

to win/lose a contract COMM

obtener or conseguir/perder un contrato

to put sth out to contract

otorgar la contrata de or para algo

to put sth out to contract attr price

contractual

1.2. contract (document):

contract

contrato m

to sign a contract

firmar un contrato

to sign a contract

suscribir un contrato form

to exchange contracts (in UK: on property deal)

suscribir el contrato de compraventa

2. contract (for murder) sl:

to put out a contract on sb

ponerle precio a la cabeza de alguien

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

1. contract [kənˈtrækt, a. ˈkɑntrækt] [kənˈtrakt, a. ˈkɒntrakt] (place under contract):

contract

contratar

2.1. contract debt/liability:

contract

contraer form

2.2. contract disease:

contract

contraer form

3.1. contract muscle:

contract

contraer

3.2. contract word/phrase:

contract

contraer

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

1. contract [kənˈtrækt, a. ˈkɑntrækt] [kənˈtrakt, a. ˈkɒntrakt] (enter into an agreement):

to contract (with sb) for sth

celebrar un contrato (con alguien) para algo

we hope to contract with them for the supply of …

esperamos celebrar un contrato con ellos para el suministro de …

2. contract (become smaller):

contract metal/muscle/pupils:

contraerse

I.contract out VB [ˈkɑːntrækt, ˈkɒntrækt] (v + adv (+ prep + o))

contract out (withdraw) Brit:

contract out COMM

darse de baja

you really can't contract out of your obligations

no puedes evadirte de tus obligaciones

II.contract out VB [ˈkɑːntrækt, ˈkɒntrækt] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

contract out job/work:

contract out

subcontratar

contract law N U

contract law

derecho m contractual

contract in VB [ˈkɑːntrækt, ˈkɒntrækt] Brit (v + adv)

contract in

suscribirse

contract in

darse de alta

contract killing N C or U

contract killing

asesinato m a sueldo

contract bridge [Am ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˌbrɪdʒ, Brit] N U

contract bridge

contrato m

contract killer N

contract killer

asesino m a sueldo / asesina f a sueldo

contract killer

sicario m / sicaria f

contract work [ˈkɒntrakt ˌwəːk] N

contract work

contrato m por trabajo

contract work

contrato m por tarea

casual contract N

casual contract

contrato m eventual

casual contract

contrato m temporal

casual contract

contrato m temporario LatAm also

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precontrato

pre-contract

contract in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contract in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.contract¹ [kənˈtrækt] VB intr

contract

contraerse

II.contract¹ [kənˈtrækt] VB trans

1. contract (make shorter):

contract

contraer

2. contract (catch):

to contract smallpox/AIDS/a cold

contraer la viruela/el SIDA/un resfriado

I.contract² [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N

contract

contrato m

contract of employment

contrato laboral

temporary contract

contrato temporal

to sign/enter into a contract

firmar/celebrar un contrato

II.contract² [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB intr

to contract with sb

celebrar un contrato con alguien

III.contract² [ˈkɒntrækt, Am ˈkɑ:n-] VB trans

contract

contratar

marriage contract N

marriage contract

contrato m matrimonial

contract in VB trans

contract in

tomar parte en

contract out VB intr Brit

to contract out of sth

optar por no participar en algo

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pacto (contrato)

contract

contraer

to contract

contraer (deudas)

to contract

contraer (enfermedad)

to contract form

contraerse

to contract

contrato/modelo exclusivo

exclusive contract/model

contravención de contrato

breach of contract

incumplimiento de contrato

breach of contract

contract Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bid for a contract

concursar por un contrato

to underwrite a contract

firmar un contrato

to back out of [or from] a contract

echarse atrás de un contrato

to bind sb to a contract

comprometer a alguien contractualmente

to contract smallpox/AIDS/a cold

contraer la viruela/el SIDA/un resfriado

contract of employment

contrato laboral

temporary contract

contrato temporal

to sign/enter into a contract

firmar/celebrar un contrato

to contract with sb

celebrar un contrato con alguien

to contract out of sth

optar por no participar en algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If you use a reserve fund, you can basically contract out if and when we get heavy snowfalls.

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Unless there is a court order for the couple's separation, the surety's spouse must consent to the suretyship by the time of the contract, at the latest.

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A charter party is the contract between the owner of a vessel and the charterer for the use of a vessel.

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In 2000 the government signed the first contract for a private power and desalination plant.

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The lawsuit also asked for $75,000 punitive damages, stating that the fines were a breach of contract.

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The contract itself always takes on a physical form of some kind and the fiend embeds its own signature in it.

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Each actor signs a seasonal contract for nine months and is given a pay advance.

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During the term of his EMI contract, he produced two soundtrack albums.

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Officially, demurrage is a form of liquidated damages for breaching the laytime as it is stated in the governing contract (the charter party).

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No financial statement was too intricate for her, and no contract too abstruse.

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