Pronúncia: kuntɾɛ́wɾə
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[participi contret]
verb transitiu
- to contract.
- [material, substància] to contract, shrink, make (smaller \ tighter).
- [escriptura, discurs] to condense, shorten.
- [deutes, obligacions] to contract.
- [vici, costum] to acquire, pick up, get into.
- [malaltia] to contract, catch.
- contreure matrimoni to marry.
- [pell] to wrinkle.
- gramàtica to shorten, abbreviate.
- [vocals] to elide. verb pronominal
- to contract, shrink, get smaller.
- to tighten, tauten.