contract

to make an official agreement to do something or buy something, especially for work or business

firmar un contrato, acordar

• take a contract

Collocations contract a lawyer · contract work

• The company contracted the firm to build the new office.

  La empresa contrató a la firma para construir la nueva oficina.

to start having an illness, especially one that spreads easily from person to person

contraer (una enfermedad)

• contract a disease

Collocations contract an illness · contract malaria

• She contracted the flu after her trip to Asia.

  Ella contrajo la gripe después de su viaje a Asia.

to become smaller or shorter, especially when something is heated or cooled

encogerse, contraerse

• contract in heat

Collocations fabric contracts in the wash · metal contracts when it gets cold

• The metal contracts and expands with changes in temperature.

  El metal se contrae y expande con los cambios de temperatura.

a formal written agreement between two or more people, groups, or countries that sets out the terms of a business deal or an official arrangement

contrato, acuerdo legal

• sign a contract

Collocations employment contract · construction contract

• They signed a five-year contract.

  Firmaron un contrato de cinco años.

to become smaller and tighter, especially when you are exercising or feeling pain

contraerse (el músculo)

• muscle contracts

Collocations heart muscle contracts · stomach muscles contract

• The heart muscle contracts to pump blood around the body.

  El músculo del corazón se contrae para bombear sangre por todo el cuerpo.