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kontrahere

verbverb

to contract for, to order under contract · to contract, to tighten

EtymologyOpphav

av latin contrahere ‘dra sammen’; jamfør kon-con-, co- from Latin contrahere ‘to draw together’; compare kon-con-, co-

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. inngå en avtale om;
    bestille ved å skrive kontrakt     to enter into an agreement about something;
    to order something by signing a contract
    • kontrahere to nye fartøyer to contract for two new vessels
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • de kontraherende parter the contracting parties
  2. om muskel: trekke seg sammen of a muscle: to contract