French-English translations for contraction

• contraction
  The countrys economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.
  In English didnt, thats, and wanna, the endings -nt, -s, and -a arose by contraction.
  "Dont" is a contraction of "do not."
• shrinkage
  Will you re-examine the continuing policy of shrinkage imposed on agriculture? Reconsidèrerez-vous la poursuite de la politique de contraction imposée à l'agriculture?
  Otherwise we will invite, after a period of economic shrinkage, a period of massive inflation which will erode all our savings and undermine European economies. Sinon, nous ferons face, après une période de contraction économique, à une période d'inflation considérable, qui érodera toutes nos économies et minera les économies européennes.

Related words

• décontraction
• contraction des longueurs
• contraction utérine