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I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) encoger2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) retroceder, echarse atrás3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) esquivar•- shrunken
II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psiquiatra, loqueroshrink vb encogertr[ʃrɪŋk]1 (clothes etc) encoger2 (savings, numbers, profits, etc) disminuir, reducirse3 (move back) retroceder, echarse atrás\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shrink from doing something no tener valor para hacer algo, acobardarse ante algo1) recoil: retrocederhe shrank back: se echó para atrás2) : encogerse (dícese de la ropa)n.• encogimiento s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: shrank, shrunk) = achicarse v.• acobardarse v.• acortarse v.• arrugarse v.• contraerse v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• disminuirse v.• encogerse v.• mermarse v.• minorarse v.• rehuirse v.• retirarse v.• revenirse v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)
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1. ʃrɪŋk1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
2.
vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
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noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf[ʃrɪŋk] (pt shrank) (pp shrunk)1. VI1) (=get smaller) encogersewill not shrink — no se encoge, inencogible
to shrink away to nothing — reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2) (also: shrink away, shrink back) retroceder, echar marcha atrás2.VT encogerto shrink a part on — (Tech) montar una pieza en caliente
3.N ** (=psychiatrist) psiquiatra mf4.CPD* * *
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1. [ʃrɪŋk]1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
2.
vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
II
noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf
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