contraction
 noun
 recesión
EN A 13 per cent contraction in the economy in 1998, causing a sharp decline in urban family incomes and their ability to cover the modest expenses of state schooling, presented education authorities with their own crisis --to prevent mass dropouts.
GL A recesión do 13% que rexistrou a economía en 1998 trouxo canda si unha forte diminución dos ingresos das familias nas zonas urbanas e comprometeu a súa capacidade de pagaren os modestos gastos de escolaridade do ensino público. Produciuse daquela unha deserción escolar masiva.
 Fonte: C12 (1357)
contracción
EN To take her mind off the contractions, she looks at computer-generated pictures of a five-year-old girl with blond hair and green eyes and others of the same girl as a teenager.
GL Para esquece-las contraccións, mira as imaxes de síntese dunha nena de cinco anos, rubia e de ollos verdes.
Fonte: C18 (276)
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