contract-contracte: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is contracte?

  • An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law. See Synonyms at bargain.
    Un acord entre dues o més parts, especialment un que està escrita i exigible per llei. Vegeu els sinònims a ganga.
  • The writing or document containing such an agreement.
    L'escriptura o document que conté aquest acord.
  • The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.
    La branca del dret front acords formals entre parts.
  • Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal.
    Matrimoni com un acord formal; esposalles.
  • Games The last and highest bid of a suit in one hand in bridge.
    Jocs de l'oferta última i més alta d'un vestit d'una banda de bridge.
  • Games The number of tricks thus bid.
    Jocs de la sèrie de trucs així candidatura.
  • Games Contract bridge.
    Jocs pont de contracte.
  • A paid assignment to murder someone: put out a contract on the mobster's life.
    Una tasca remunerada a assassinar algú: posar un contracte en vida el mafiós.
  • To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement: contract a marriage.
    Que entrin per contracte; establir o establir-se per acord formal: contraure un matrimoni.
  • To acquire or incur: contract obligations; contract a serious illness.
    D'adquisició o incórrer: contraure obligacions; una malaltia greu del contracte.
  • To reduce in size by drawing together; shrink.
    Reduir mida dibuix junt; psiquiatre.
  • To pull together; wrinkle.
    Per tirar junts; arruga.
  • Grammar To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the letters or sounds, as do not to don't.
    Gramàtica per escurçar (una paraula o paraules) per ometre o combinant alguns dels sons, lletres o com no a no.
  • To enter into or make an agreement: contract for garbage collection.
    Per entrar, o fer un acord: contracte per a la recollida d'escombraries.
  • To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together: The pupils of the patient's eyes contracted.
    Per ser reduït en mida per o com si per ésser agrupats: els alumnes d'ulls del pacient contractat.
  • contract out To engage a person outside an organization by contract to undertake or produce.
    contractar a una persona fora d'una organització per contracte a emprendre o produir.