contract

contract
contract
1. noun
( = agreement) contrat m
• to win a contract remporter un contrat
• to put work out to contract donner un travail en sous-traitance
• under contract (to) sous contrat (avec)
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ alliance, illness, muscle] contracter
• contracted form forme f contractée
   b. ► to contract to do sth s'engager (par contrat) à faire qch
3. intransitive verb
   a. [metal, muscles] se contracter
   b. s'engager (par contrat)
• he has contracted for the building of the motorway il a un contrat pour la construction de l'autoroute
4. compounds
► contract killer noun tueur m à gages
► contract price noun prix m contractuel
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✦ Lorsque contract est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe : ˈkɒntrækt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde : kənˈtrækt.
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► contract out separable transitive verb
[+ work] sous-traiter (to sb à qn)
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1. ['kɒntrækt]
noun
1) (agreement) contrat m (for pour; with avec)

employment contract —

contract of employment — contrat m de travail

to enter into a contract with — passer un contrat avec

to be on a contract — être sous contrat

to be under contract to — travailler sous contrat avec

2) (tender) contrat m

to win/lose a contract — remporter/perdre un contrat

to award a contract to — octroyer un contrat à

to place a contract for something with — octroyer un contrat pour quelque chose à

to put work out to contract — donner un travail en sous-traitance

3) (colloq) (for assassination)

there's a contract out on him — un tueur a été engagé pour l'abattre

2. ['kɒntrækt]
noun modifier [labour] contractuel/-elle
3. [kən'trækt]
transitive verb
1) (develop) contracter [disease] (from par le contact avec)
2) (arrange) contracter [marriage, debt, loan]

to be contracted to do — être tenu par contrat de faire

3) (tighten) contracter
4. [kən'trækt]
intransitive verb
1) (undertake)

to contract to do — s'engager par contrat à faire

2) (shrink) [metal] se contracter; [support, market] diminuer
3) Medicine se contracter
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Phrasal Verbs:

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