se contracter, v.r., to contract, to shrink up, to straiten; to shorten.
contracter, v.n., to contract, make a contract.
contracti-f, -ve, adj., (med.) contractive.
contractile, adj., contractile.
contractilité, n.f., contractility, contractibility.
contraction, n.f., contraction.
contractuel, -le, adj., (jur.) stipulated, agreed upon, done by contract.
contracture, n.f., (arch.) diminution; (med.) contraction; (physiology) contraction.
contradicteur, n.m., contradictor, gainsayer; (jur.) adversary, opposer, opponent.
contradiction, n.f., contradiction, denial; opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy; (jur.) claim of adverse title. Esprit de —; spirit of contradiction.