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Translate contractions from English to Dutch

Summary

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contractions:
- persweeën
contraction:
- wee; perswee
Wiktionary:
- contraction → wee, contractie
User Contributed Translations for contractions:
- weeen

English

Detailed Translations for contractions from English to Dutch

contractions:

contractions [the ~] nomen

the contractions
de persweeën
- persweeën [de ~] nomen, plural

Translation Matrix for contractions:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
persweeën	contractions

Related Words for "contractions":

contraction

contraction:

contraction [the ~] nomen

the contraction (woe; labour pain)
de wee; de perswee
- wee [de ~] nomen
- perswee [de ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for contraction:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
perswee	contraction; labour pain; woe
wee	contraction; labour pain; woe
-	compression; condensation; muscle contraction; muscular contraction
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
wee		ah; faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak

Related Words for "contraction":

contractions

Synonyms for "contraction":

muscular contraction; muscle contraction; shortening
compression; condensation; shrinking; shrinkage
word
decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down

Antonyms for "contraction":

expansion

Related Definitions for "contraction":

the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope¹
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)¹
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds¹
- `won't' is a contraction of `will not'¹
- `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'¹
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together¹
- the contraction of a gas on cooling¹

Wiktionary Translations for contraction:

contraction

noun

painful shortening of the uterine muscles
- contraction → wee

contraction

noun

samentrekking van orgaan of spieren
- contractie → contraction
samentrekking bij geboorte
- wee → contraction

User Translations:

Word	Translation	Votes
contractions	weeen	5

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University