La palabra del día: "contraer"
contraer ( kohn-trah-ehr' )
(verb) to contract; to shrink, to abbreviate
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Examples:
1. Mi amigo contrajo la gripe justo antes de irse de vacaciones.
My friend got the flu right before going on vacation.
2. Contrajeron la agencia por falta de fondos.
They contracted the agency for lack of funds.
Bienvenidos a Todos a la Palabra del Día
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El General Ignacio Zaragoza falleció a la edad de 33 años luego de contraer fiebre tifoidea.
General Ignacio Zaragoza died at the age of 33 after contracting typhoid fever.
Esta pareja famosa contrajo matrimonio (o se casó) mas de una vez.
This famous couple got married more than once.
No entiendo por qué mis pantalones han contraído durante los años recientes.
I don't understand why my pants have shrunk in recent years.
Contrajo malaria durante el viaje a Africa.
(Durante el viaje a África contrajo malaria.)
During the trip to Africa he contracted malaria.
Kate Middleton got married to a prince.
Kate Middelton contrajo matrimonio con un príncipe.
Cuando el aire se hace seco, la madera se contrae.
When the air becomes dry, wood contracts.
In this world of abbreviations nothing is what it seems. I'm never going to abbreviate my words again.
En este mundo de abreviaciones nada es lo que parece. Nunca voy a contraerme mis palabras otra vez.
En este mundo de abreviaciones nada es lo que parece. Nunca voy a abreviar mis palabras otra vez.
Nuestros músculos se aumentan y contraen por señales eléctricas y químicas.
Our muscles expand and contract via electrical and chemical signals.
Gracias a dios que ya ha pasado la luna llena este mes y ya no tengo que temer por ser mordido por un hombre lobo, por lo menos no por un tiempo; ese es un trastorno que no querría contraer.
Thank god the full moon is already past for this month and I no longer have to worry about being bitten by a werewolf, at least not for a while; that is one condition that I would not want to contract.
Cuando el agua se congela, no se contrae, se expande.
When water freezes, it does not contract, it expands.
