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con·trac·tor
(kŏn′trăk′tər, kən-trăk′-)n.
1. One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work.
2. Something, especially a muscle, that contracts.
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contractor
(ˈkɒntræktə; kənˈtræk-)n
1. (Building) a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building
2. (Physiology) something that contracts, esp a muscle
3. (Law) law a person who is a party to a contract
4. (Bridge) the declarer in bridge
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con•trac•tor
(ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər)n.
1. a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price, esp. in construction.
2. a thing that contracts, esp. a muscle.
[1540–50; < Late Latin]
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Noun 1. [画像:contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things]contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
ship-breaker - a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
subcontractor - someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
2. contractor - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
bridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
3. contractor - (law) a party to a contract
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
party - a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"
4. [画像:contractor - a bodily organ that contracts]contractor - a bodily organ that contracts
organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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Translations
مُقَاوِل مُقاوِل، مُتَعَهِّد
dodavatelpodnikatel
entreprenørleverandør
urakoitsija
entrepreneur sous-traitant contracteur
קבלן קבלן בניין
ugovaratelj
verktaki
契約人
계약자
zmluvná strana
underleverantör
ผู้ทําสัญญา
nhà thầu
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contractor
n (= individual) → Auftragnehmer m, → beauftragter Elektriker/Monteur etc; (= company also) → beauftragte Firma ; (= building contractor) → Bauunternehmer m; (= company) → Bauunternehmen nt, → Bauunternehmer m; that is done by outside contractors → damit ist eine andere Firma beauftragt
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contract
(kənˈtrӕkt) verb1. to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc. Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract. krimp يُقَلِّص، يَتَقَلَّص свивам (се) contrair stahovat (se), zmenšit zusammenziehen trække sammen; trække sig sammen συσπώ, συστέλλω, συστέλλομαι contraer kokku tõmbama, kokku tõmbuma منقبض شدن؛ فشرده شدن supistua contracter לְכַווֵץ, לְצַמצֵם सिकुड़ना stegnuti, skupiti összehúz(ódik), összevon mengerut dragast saman contrarre 収縮する 수축하다 su(si)traukti, trauktis, (su)trumpinti saraukt; savilkt; saraukties; savilkties; samazināt; saīsināt memendekkan samentrekken trekke (seg) sammen kurczyć, zmniejszać, skracać دتړون له مخى په سر رسول سره ننوتل: غونجېدل: لنډول، منقبض كول يا ګېدل contrair a (se) contracta; a (se) contrage сжимать; сокращать sťahovať (sa) skrajšati, skrčiti (se) skupiti se dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta ย่อ; หด büz(ül)mek, kısal(t)mak 收縮 стискати(ся), скорочувати(ся) سمٹنا يا سميٹنا، سكڑنا يا سكيڑنا co lại 收缩
2. ( American ˈkontrakt) to promise legally in writing. They contracted to supply us with cable. kontrakteer يَتَعَهَّد، يَعْقِد إتِفاقِيَّة، يَلْتَزِم сключвам договор firmar um contrato smluvně se zavázat sich vertraglich verpflichten slutte kontrakt υπογράφω συμβόλαιο comprometerse por contrato a lepingut sõlmima قرارداد بستن sitoutua s'engager לַעֲשׂוֹת חוֹזֶה औपचारिकता, समझौता sklopiti ugovor szerződik mengontrak gera samning fare un contratto, impegnarsi 契約する 계약하다 sudaryti sutartį, įsipareigoti noslēgt (līgumu u. tml.) mengikat kontrak een contract sluiten undertegne en avtale/kontrakt podejmować się تړون، قرار داد: ټيكه، دبريج يو ډول لوبه firmar um contracto a se angaja (prin contract) (să) заключать zmluvne sa zaviazať obvezati se obavezati se avtala, förbinda sig ทําสัญญา sözleşme yapmak 簽約 укладати договір; брати на себе зобов'язання معاهده كرنا، ٹھیکہ لينا hợp đồng 订契约
3. to become infected with (a disease). He contracted malaria. siekte opdoen يَلْتَقِط عَدوى مَرَض، يُصاب заразявам (се) contrair chytit (nemoc) zuziehen pådrage sig κολλώ contraer nakatuma گرفتن saada tartunta contracter לְהִדַבֵּק בְּ- संक्रमण dobiti megkap (betegséget) terjangkit sÿkjast af contrarre 病気にかかる 걸리다 gauti, užsikrėsti saslimt dijangkiti oplopen pådra seg zarażać się ګریدل contrair a contracta заболеть nakaziť sa nalesti zaraziti se ådra sig ติดโรค yakalanmak, kapmak 染病 схопити, дістати كسى بيمارى كے) كے زير اثر آنا) nhiễm phải 得病
4. to promise (in marriage). 'n huwelik sluit, aangaan يَعِد، يَلْتَزِم، يَتَعَهَّد сключвам брак contrair uzavřít (sňatek), slíbit schließen indgå; slutte υπόσχομαι contraer (abielu) sõlmima به عقد نکاح درآوردن lupautua s'engager לְהִתחָייֵב अनुबंधपत्र preuzeti köt (házasságot) berjanji strengja hjúskaparheit contrarre matrimonio 婚約する 약혼하다 susižadėti stāties laulībā kontrak perkahwinan sluiten inngå zobowiązywać się د نکاح نه دریدل contrair a promite обручаться sľúbiť zaročiti se zaključiti brak ingå สัญญา (ในการแต่งงาน) söz kesmek 訂婚 одружитися, побратися وعده كرنا đính ước 订婚约
(ˈkontrӕkt) noun a legal written agreement. He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft. kontrak عَقْد، إلتِزام، تَعَهُّد، إتِّفاقِيَّه договор contrato kontrakt der Vertrag, der Auftrag kontrakt; aftale συμβόλαιο contrato leping قرارداد sopimus contrat חוזה करारनामा utanačenje, ugovor szerződés kontrak samningur contratto 契約 계약 kontraktas, sutartis kontrakts; līgums; vienošanās perjanjian kontrak contract kontrakt, avtale kontrakt, umowa قرار داد contracto contract контракт zmluva pogodba, sporazum ugovor kontrakt นิติกรรมสัญญา kontrat 契約,合同 договір, контракт معاهده، ميثاق bản hợp đồng 契约,合同
conˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. an act of contracting. contraction of metals; contraction of muscles. kontraksie تَقَلُّص، إنْقِباض свиване contração stahování, smršťování das Zusammenziehen sammentrækning συστολή, σύσπαση contracción kokkutõmbumine انقباض supistuminen contraction התכווצות संकुचन stezanje, skupljanje összehúz(ód)ás pengerutan samdráttur contrazione 収縮 수축 su(si)traukimas saraušanās; (līguma) noslēgšana; saslimšana; stāšanās laulībā pengecutan samentrekking sammentrekking kurczenie się فسخ contracção contracţie; contractare сжатие; сокращение sťahovanie krčenje kontrakcija sammandragning, krympning การหดตัว büzülme, kasılma 收縮 стискання; скорочення سمٹنا يا سميٹنا، سكڑنا يا سكيڑنا sự co lại 收缩
2. a word shortened in speech or spelling. `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'. verkorting إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة طَويلَه съкратена форма contração zkrácený tvar/slovo die Abkürzung sammentrækning συναίρεση contracción kontraktsioon مخفف lyhenne contraction צוּרָה מְקוּצֶרֶת छोटा किया गया शब्द sažimanje (le)rövidítés singkatan samandreginn contrazione 短縮形 축약 trumpinys saīsināšana; kontrakcija singkatan samentrekking sammentrekning, kortform forma skrócona مخفف contracção contragere сокращение stiahnutie okrajšava skraćenica förkortning, hopdragning, sammandragning คําย่อ kısaltma 詞的縮約形式 скорочення, стягнення كسى لفظ كا اختصار dạng rút gọn 缩约词
conˈtractor noun a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate. a building contractor. kontrakteur مُقاوِل، مُتَعَهِّد предприемач empreiteiro podnikatel, dodavatel der Unternehmer entreprenør; leverandør εργολάβος contratista töövõtja, hankija پیمانکار urakoitsija entrepreneur/-eure קבלן ठेकेदार ugovaratelj, poduzetnik, dobavljač vállalkozó kontraktor verktaki imprenditore, appaltatore 請負人 계약자 rangovas, tiekėjas līgumslēdzēja puse; darba uzņēmējs kontraktor aannemer entreprenør przedsiębiorca, kontrahent څوک چی قرار داد کوی empreiteiro antreprenor подрядчик dodávateľ, zmluvná strana izvajalec pogodbe ugovarač entreprenör, leverantör ผู้ทําสัญญา müteahhit 承包人(商) підрядчик ٹھیکیدار nhà thầu 承包人(商),承包单位
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contractor
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