contrat
See also: contrât
French
Etymology
From Old French contract, borrowed from Latin contractum, past participle of contrahō, contrahere (“bring together, bring about, conclude a bargain”), from con- (“with, together”) + trahō, trahere (“draw, pull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa/
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Noun
contrat m (plural contrats)
- contract
Derived terms
- contrat à durée déterminée
- contrat à durée indéterminée
- contrat de bail
- contrat de travail
- contrat social
- sous contrat
Related terms
- contracter
- contraction
Descendants
- → Persian: کنترات (kontrât)
- → Turkish: kontrat
Further reading
- “contrat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French contract, borrowed from Latin contractum, past participle of contrahō, contrahere (“bring together, bring about, conclude a bargain”), from con- (“with, together”) + trahō, trahere (“draw, pull”).
Noun
contrat m (plural contrats)
- (Jersey) contract
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuŋˈtrat/
Noun
contrat m
- contract