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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtrat.to/
- Rhymes: -atto
- Hyphenation: con‧tràt‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin contractus.
Adjective
contratto (feminine contratta, masculine plural contratti, feminine plural contratte)
- past participle of contrarre
- contracted, shrunk, tense
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Noun
contratto m (plural contratti)
- contract, agreement, deed
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
contratto
- first-person singular present indicative of contrattare
Further reading
- contratto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- contratto2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana