contract

I 1. ['kɒntrækt]

nome

1) (agreement) contratto m.

employment contract o contract of employment contratto di lavoro; to enter into a contract with fare o stipulare un contratto con; to be on a contract essere sotto contratto; to be under contract to — lavorare a contratto per

2) comm. (tender) (contratto di) appalto m.

to place a contract for sth. with — assegnare un appalto per qcs. a

to put work out to contract — dare un lavoro in appalto

3) pop. (for assassination)

to put out a contract on sb. — fare uccidere qcn. su commissione

there's a contract out on him — hanno pagato un killer per ucciderlo

2.

modificatore [labour, worker] a contratto

II 1. [kən'trækt]

verbo transitivo

1) med. contrarre [disease]

2) dir. (arrange) contrarre [marriage, debt, loan]

3) comm. dir.

to be contracted to do — essere tenuto a fare per contratto

4) (tighten) contrarre [muscles]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) comm. dir. (undertake)

to contract to do — impegnarsi a fare per contratto

2) (shrink) [metal] contrarsi, ritirarsi; [support, market] ridursi

3) (tighten) [muscles] contrarsi

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- contract into

- contract out

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1. [kən'trækt] verb

1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrarre

2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fare un contratto, impegnarsi

3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrarre

4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrarre matrimonio

2. ['kontrækt] noun

(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contratto

- contraction

- contractor

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I 1. ['kɒntrækt]

nome

1) (agreement) contratto m.

employment contract o contract of employment contratto di lavoro; to enter into a contract with fare o stipulare un contratto con; to be on a contract essere sotto contratto; to be under contract to — lavorare a contratto per

2) comm. (tender) (contratto di) appalto m.

to place a contract for sth. with — assegnare un appalto per qcs. a

to put work out to contract — dare un lavoro in appalto

3) pop. (for assassination)

to put out a contract on sb. — fare uccidere qcn. su commissione

there's a contract out on him — hanno pagato un killer per ucciderlo

2.

modificatore [labour, worker] a contratto

II 1. [kən'trækt]

verbo transitivo

1) med. contrarre [disease]

2) dir. (arrange) contrarre [marriage, debt, loan]

3) comm. dir.

to be contracted to do — essere tenuto a fare per contratto

4) (tighten) contrarre [muscles]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) comm. dir. (undertake)

to contract to do — impegnarsi a fare per contratto

2) (shrink) [metal] contrarsi, ritirarsi; [support, market] ridursi

3) (tighten) [muscles] contrarsi

•

- contract into

- contract out