contracter

== English == === Noun === contracter (plural contracters) Obsolete form of contractor. == French == === Etymology === A learned word created from the root of Latin contractus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁak.te/ === Verb === contracter (transitive) to engage via a formal or informal contract; to contract (transitive) to contract a disease; to develop or acquire a bad habit (transitive) to reduce the volume or size (reflexive) to reduce its own size ==== Usage notes ==== The volume-related meanings of contract are usually translated with rétracter or recroqueviller, which may refer to pull away or back, whereas contracter is much more global. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== contrat contraction === Further reading === “contracter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012