| Example in Greek | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Το Πεντάγωνο συμβλήθηκε με το 'Iδρυμα Φοίνιξ για να σχεδιάσει τη μόνιμη αποσυναρμολόγηση και καταστροφή των πυρηνικών όπλων. | A case in point, this Trident II ICBM missile. The Pentagon contracted with the Phoenix Foundation to come up with a plan for permanent dismantlement and disposal of nuclear weapons. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | اجرمز,تحوى | Catalan | contractar |
| Dutch | contracteren, inkrimpen, samentrekken | English | contract |
| Estonian | kontraheerima, kootama, suruma | Finnish | supistua |
| French | contracter | German | kontrahieren |
| Hungarian | szerződik | Icelandic | herpa |
| Indonesian | mengidap | Italian | autocontrarre, autocontrarsi |
| Japanese | 緊張 | Lithuanian | susitraukti |
| Polish | kontraktować, zakontraktować | Portuguese | contrair, contratar |
| Russian | сжаться | Spanish | contraer, contraerse |
| Swedish | kontrahera, kontraktera | Thai | เกร็ง |
