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contraído

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
contraer⇒ vtr	(reducir, estrechar)	contract⇒, shrink⇒ vtr
	(facial features)	contort⇒ vtr
	(muscle)	tighten⇒ vtr
	La nicotina contrae los vasos capilares.
	Nicotine contracts (or: shrinks) the capillaries.
contraer vtr	(adquirir un compromiso)	take on vtr phrasal sep
		acquire⇒ vtr
	(legal)	contract⇒ vtr
	(a debt)	incur⇒ vtr
	Al aceptar este trabajo, contraje una gran responsabilidad.
	By accepting this job, I took on great responsibility.
contraer vtr	(enfermedad: contagiarse)	contract⇒ vtr
		catch⇒ vtr
	Generalmente, los pacientes contraen el virus de hospital.
	Generally, patients contract this virus in the hospital.
contraer vtr	(Lingüística: juntar palabras) (eliminate vowel)	contract⇒ vtr
	«Del» se forma contrayendo la preposición «de» y el artículo «el».
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Contract the modal verb "will" and the negative "not" to form "won't."
contraerse⇒ v prnl	(reducirse, estrecharse) (become smaller)	contract⇒, shrink⇒ vi
	El metal se contrae con el frío.
	Metal shrinks in cold weather.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
contraer⇒ vtr	(reducir la actividad)	shrink⇒ vtr
	Las tasas de interés altas pueden contraer la economía del país.
	High interest rates can shrink the country's economy.
contraerse⇒ v prnl	(tener menos actividad)	shrink⇒ vi
	La economía del país se contrajo en el último trimestre del año.
	The country's economy shrank in the last quarter of the year.

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Compound Forms: contraer | contraído
Spanish		English
contraer matrimonio loc verb	(casarse)	get married vi + adj
	(formal)	enter into marriage v expr
	(formal)	enter into the bonds of matrimony v expr
	(colloquial)	get hitched vi + adj
	Sus abuelos habían contraído matrimonio antes de inmigrar.
	His grandparents got married before immigrating.
contraer una deuda loc verb	(endeudarse) (formal)	incur a debt v expr
	(informal)	get into debt v expr
	Luis contrajo una deuda para hacer reformas en su casa.
	Luis incurred a debt to renovate his home.
contraer una enfermedad loc verb	(enfermar)	get a disease v expr
		contract a disease v expr
		fall ill v expr
	Juan contrajo una enfermedad poco común mientras viajaba por Europa.
	Juan got a disease while travelling around Europe.

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