CONTRACTER - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English

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

English

French

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

to take out a policy

contracter une assurance

in the PONS Dictionary

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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

English

French

contract

se contracter

contract

contracter

incur debt

contracter

twitch muscle

se contracter

twitch

contracter

develop infection, habit

contracter

in the PONS Dictionary

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English

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

English

French

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Seules les infections contractées en établissement (par opposition au cabinet médical individuel) sont susceptibles de donner lieu à réparation.

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Diefenbaker était atteint d'hémorragies internes et il a sans doute eut peur d'avoir contracté la maladie.

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Ayant contracté le saturnisme, il est hospitalisé pour cette maladie due à l'intoxication par le plomb, métal utilisé dans les peintures.

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Il y a aussi les mariages ou les unions contractés à la suite d'arrangements de cabinets spécialisés en relations amoureuses.

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Neuf jours plus tard, il annonce avoir contracté le virus.

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