tyska-engelska översättning av zusammenziehen

add
us
to add numbersto add a column of numbersIt adds to our anxiety
contract
uk
Marriage is a contractThe mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed himThe snails body contracted into its shell.

contractionThe 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."
join
us
The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipeWe joined our efforts to get an even better resultParallel lines never join
mass
us
The mass of spectators didnt see the infraction on the fieldA mass of ships converged on the beaches of DunkirkThe masses are revolting
pile
us
When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile.a pile of shotThey were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow
shack up
shrinkThe dryer shrank my sweater.This garment will shrink when wet.Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.

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