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contraction

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/kənˈtrækʃən/
US
/kənˈtrækʃən/

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The surprising reason our muscles get tired - Christian Moro
and the exchange of particles across this gap enables the contraction. +3
biology
contraction musculaire
Une contraction est le raccourcissement et le resserrement d’un muscle qui produit une force.
The surprising reason our muscles get tired - Christian Moro
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When to use apostrophes - Laura McClure
to mark contraction, +2
grammar
contraction
En grammaire anglaise, une contraction combine des mots tels que « it is » pour former « it's », l’apostrophe marquant les lettres omises.
When to use apostrophes - Laura McClure
B2
How to Introduce Yourself -- American English Pronunciation
we really do want to use the contraction "I'm" +1
grammar
contraction
Le locuteur emploie « contraction » pour désigner la forme abrégée « name's » au lieu de « name is ».
How to Introduce Yourself -- American English Pronunciation
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What we know (and don't know) about Ebola - Alex Gendler
Starting anywhere from two to 20 days after contraction, +1
medicine
contamination
Ici, « contraction » signifie le fait de s'infecter, et non un raccourcissement physique ou une contraction musculaire.
What we know (and don't know) about Ebola - Alex Gendler
B2
What happens in your body during a miscarriage? - Nassim Assefi and Emily M. Godfrey
triggering contractions +1
medicine
contraction
Les contractions utérines aident le corps à progresser pendant le travail.
What happens in your body during a miscarriage? - Nassim Assefi and Emily M. Godfrey
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Formal English and informal English - BBC English Masterclass
use abbreviations, contractions, shortened forms of verbs.
linguistics
contraction
En anglais, les exemples incluent « I'm » et « don't » ; les contractions sont plus courantes dans le langage informel.
Formal English and informal English - BBC English Masterclass
B2
Einstein's twin paradox explained - Amber Stuver
And because of length contraction,
physics
contraction des longueurs
La contraction désigne la contraction relativiste des longueurs, selon laquelle une distance en mouvement est mesurée comme étant plus courte.
Einstein's twin paradox explained - Amber Stuver
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Einstein's twin paradox explained - Amber Stuver
And because of length contraction,
physics
contraction des longueurs
Le raccourcissement relativiste de la longueur mesurée d’un objet en mouvement ou d’une distance.
Einstein's twin paradox explained - Amber Stuver
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Light seconds, light years, light centuries: How to measure extreme distances - Yuan-Sen Ting
And because the expansion and contraction causes their brightness to vary,
physics
contraction
La contraction est la phase durant laquelle l’étoile devient plus petite.
Light seconds, light years, light centuries: How to measure extreme distances - Yuan-Sen Ting
B2
Light seconds, light years, light centuries: How to measure extreme distances - Yuan-Sen Ting
And because the expansion and contraction causes their brightness to vary,
astronomy
expansion et contraction
Augmentation et diminution alternées de la taille ou du volume.
Light seconds, light years, light centuries: How to measure extreme distances - Yuan-Sen Ting
B2
What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
and sequential muscle contractions push it towards your stomach.
digestion
contraction
Ici, les contractions sont des resserrements rythmiques des muscles digestifs.
What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
B2
The most dangerous elements on the periodic table - Shannon Odell
initiate muscle contraction, and transmit nerve signals.
physiology
contraction musculaire
Une contraction musculaire est le processus par lequel un muscle se contracte.
The most dangerous elements on the periodic table - Shannon Odell
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