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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. contractant (contractante) [kɔ̃tʀaktɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

contractant (contractante): contracting

II. contractant (contractante) [kɔ̃tʀaktɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

contractant (contractante): contracting party

I. contracter [kɔ̃tʀakte] VB trans

1. contracter (crisper):

contracter muscle: to contract, to tense

contracter visage: to tense

contracter personne: to make [sb] tense

une grimace contracta sa bouche ou ses traits: he/she grimaced

l'émotion lui contracta la gorge: his/her throat tightened with emotion

la peur lui contractait la gorge: his/her throat was tight with fear

2. contracter LING:

contracter forme: to contract

3. contracter (s'engager dans):

contracter obligation, dette: to incur

contracter marché: to conclude

contracter assurance, emprunt: to take out

contracter engagement: to enter into

contracter amitié, liaison: to form

4. contracter (réduire):

contracter substance: to make [sth] contract

5. contracter MED:

contracter maladie, virus: to contract

II. se contracter VB refl

1. se contracter (se crisper):

se contracter muscle:: to contract

se contracter visage, personne:: to tense up

se contracter gorge:: to tighten

2. se contracter (diminuer) PHYS:

se contracter substance:: to contract

se contracter exportations, marché:: to shrink

3. se contracter LING forme, mot:

se contracter (si l'on veut): to contract

se contracter (obligatoirement): to be contracted

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incur COMM, FIN debts: contracter

to feel a tightening of one's jaw/stomach muscles: sentir sa mâchoire/les muscles de son estomac se contracter

acquire habit: contracter

to enter into wedlock: contracter mariage

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

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

contract muscles: contracter

contract wood, metal:: se contracter

contract MED, PHYSIOL: se contracter

shrink: contracter

shrink timber:: se contracter

tighten muscle:: se contracter

to take out a mortgage: contracter un emprunt-logement form

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I. contracter [kɔ̃tʀakte] VB trans ANAT

le froid contracte qc: cold makes sth contract

II. contracter [kɔ̃tʀakte] VB refl

se contracter: to contract

se contracter visage: to tense

défaillance d'un contractant: default

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contract: se contracter

contract: contracter

incur debt: contracter

twitch muscle: se contracter

twitch: contracter

develop infection, habit: contracter

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I. contracter [ko͂tʀakte] VB trans ANAT

le froid contracte qc: cold makes sth contract

II. contracter [ko͂tʀakte] VB refl

contracter se contracter:

contracter: to contract

contracter visage: to tense

défaillance d'un contractant: default

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contract: se contracter

contract: contracter

incur debt: contracter

twitch muscle: se contracter

twitch: contracter

develop infection, habit: contracter

Présent
je	contracte
tu	contractes
il/elle/on	contracte
nous	contractons
vous	contractez
ils/elles	contractent

Imparfait
je	contractais
tu	contractais
il/elle/on	contractait
nous	contractions
vous	contractiez
ils/elles	contractaient

Passé simple
je	contractai
tu	contractas
il/elle/on	contracta
nous	contractâmes
vous	contractâtes
ils/elles	contractèrent

Futur simple
je	contracterai
tu	contracteras
il/elle/on	contractera
nous	contracterons
vous	contracterez
ils/elles	contracteront

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se contracter: to contract

se contracter visage: to tense

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Un mariage morganatique était contracté lorsque ces conditions d'égalité n'étaient pas remplies.

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Mécontent et ayant contracté le paludisme, il demande à être réaffecté à d'autres fonctions.

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Lorsque ce sont des circonstances de fait qui imposent de contracter, on parlera d’état de nécessité.

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Ils contractent avec ces derniers afin de leur en révéler l’origine et, généralement, les représentent pour défendre leurs intérêts au cours du règlement.

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En premier lieu, la personne soupçonnée d’avoir contracté la maladie est convoquée pour un examen minutieux.

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