1. (m.) contrato - he drew up a contract: redactó un contrato they entered into a contract: hicieron un contrato

1. (vi) hacer un contrato - they contracted to supply fresh fish to the restaurant: en el contrato se comprometían a abastecer al restaurante de pescado fresco we contracted with a Spanish firm: firmamos un contrato con una empresa española /p[/fpcontracts, contracting, contracted/p]/fp

2. (vi) contraerse - the heart contracts to pump blood: el corazón se contrae para bombear la sangre /p[/fpcontracts, contracting, contracted/p]/fp

1. (vt) contratar - they contracted a journalist on a part-time basis: contrataron a un periodista a tiempo parcial

2. (vt) contraer

1. (vt) subcontratar work