contrat

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)

1. contract

Further reading

• “contrat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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)

1. (Jersey) contract