contraction russian
сведе́ние
reduction, removal, cutting down
bringing together, merging, combining, mixing
cramp, contraction (of muscles)
схва́тка
skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fight
clash, struggle, contest
contraction (in labour), labour pain, spasm
сокраще́ние
reduction, cut, cutting down, decrease
abbreviation, short form
shortening, abridgement, curtailment
redundancy, layoff
contraction
сжа́тие
compression, squeezing, contraction
compression, data compression
уса́дка
shrinkage, shrinking
contraction, shrinkage
поту́ги
vain attempts, futile efforts, strained attempts
labour pains, bearing-down contractions, muscular contractions
схва́тки
contractions, fit, spasm
Examples
Она чувствовала слабые потуги перед родами.
She felt mild contractions before giving birth.
Перистальтическое сокращение мышц продвигает пищу дальше.
Peristaltic contractions of the muscles move food farther along.
Врач заметил спазматическое сокращение мышц пациента.
The doctor noticed a spasmodic contraction of the patient's muscles.
Схватки становились всё чаще и сильнее.
The contractions became more and more frequent and intense.



















