contrair

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contrair

/kõ.tɾɐ.ˈiɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim contrahere⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb contraindo · contraído · contraio · contrais · contrai · contraímos

estreitar
apertar
encurtar

In English

shrink intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
push intransitive: to tense the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents
collapse to fold compactly
contract (transitive) gain or acquire (an illness)

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@misc{contrair_2026,
  title = {contrair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/contrair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}