contracted
[/kənˈtræktɪd/]
adjective/verb (past participle)
contraído
1. (adjective) reduced in size or volume; shortened
The contracted muscles were painful after the workout.
Os músculos contraídos doíam após o treino.
2. (adjective) affected by or having entered into a formal agreement or contract
The contracted services will begin next month.
Os serviços contraídos começarão no próximo mês.
3. (verb - past tense) caught or acquired (a disease or illness)
She contracted influenza during the winter.
Ela contraiu a gripe durante o inverno.
4. (verb - past tense) made a formal agreement to do something
They contracted to build the new facility.
Eles se comprometeram a construir a nova instalação.
5. (verb - past tense) formed or entered into a marriage or alliance
They contracted a marriage in 2015.
Eles contraíram matrimônio em 2015.
Related Idioms & Phrases
contracted out - terceirizar, subcontratar
contracted disease - doença adquirida
contracted marriage - casamento contraído
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