I. con·tract2 [kənˈtrækt] VERB intr
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contract | schrumpfen |
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contract | sich zusammenziehen |
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contract pupils | sich verengen |
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contract muscle | sich akk zusammenziehen |
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contract muscle | kontrahieren fachspr |
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to contract to sth | zu etw dat verkürzt [or zusammengezogen] werden |
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II. con·tract2 [kənˈtrækt] VERB trans to contract sth
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to contract sth | etw zusammenziehen [or fachspr kontrahieren] |
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to contract one's muscles | die Muskeln anspannen |
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to contract sth | etw verkürzen [or zusammenziehen] |
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to contract AIDS/a cold/smallpox | AIDS/eine Erkältung/die Pocken bekommen |
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to contract pneumonia/a virus | sich dat eine Lungenentzündung/einen Virus zuziehen |
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