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  • 1 shrink

    I [ʃriŋk] verb
    1) (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?) `μπαίνω`, μαζεύω/ βάζω στο νερό να μαζέψει
    2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) τραβιέμαι
    3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) δειλιάζω
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    - shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun
    ((slang) a psychiatrist.) ψυχίατρος,`τρελογιατρός`

    English-Greek dictionary > shrink

  • 2 cringe

    [krin‹]
    (to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) ζαρώνω

    English-Greek dictionary > cringe

  • 3 Draw

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἕλκειν, ἐφέλκειν, ἐπισπᾶν, Ar. and V. σπᾶν.
    Attract: P. and V. ἐφέλκεσθαι, ἐπισπᾶσθαι, ἕλκειν, προσάγεσθαι.
    Represent by lines: P. and V. γράφειν.
    Draw ( a line): P. ἄγειν (Arist.).
    Draw ( pay): see Receive.
    Draw (tears, etc.): V. ἐκκαλεῖσθαι.
    With him ( is gone) Andromache, drawing many a tear from my eyes: V. μετʼ αὐτοῦ δʼ Ἀνδρομάχη πολλῶν ἐμοὶ δακρύων ἀγωγός (Eur., Tro. 1130).
    Draw ( a bow): P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν (Xen.).
    Draw lots: see under Lot.
    Draw ( a sword): V. σπᾶν, ἕλκειν, ἐξέλκειν, P. and V. σπᾶσθαι (Xen., also Ar.).
    Drawn swords sprang from the sheath: V. κολεῶν ἐρυστὰ διεπεραιώθη ξίφη (Soph., Aj 730).
    Draw water: P. ὕδωρ ἀνασπᾶν (Thuc. 4, 97), ἀρύτειν (or mid.) (acc.) (mid. also in Ar.).
    Draw away: P. and V. ἀποσπᾶν ἀφέλκειν.
    Draw back: P. and V. ἀνασπᾶν.
    Hc draws back his left foot: V. λαιὸν μὲν εἰς τοὔπισθεν ἀμφέρει πόδα (Eur., Phoen. 1410).
    V. intrans. Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν.
    Shrink: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν; see Shrink.
    Draw down: P. and V. καθέλκειν, κατασπᾶν.
    Draw from under: P. and V. ὑποσπᾶν, Ar. and P. ὑφέλκειν.
    Draw near: P. and V. προσέρχεσθαι (πρός, acc., or V. dat. alone), προσβαίνειν (dat.), προσμιγνύναι (dat.), V. πελάζειν (or pass.) (dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), πλησάζεσθαι (dat.), χρίμπτεσθαι (dat.), ἐγχρίμπτειν (dat.); see approach..
    The ship drew nearer, ever nearer to the rocks: V. μᾶλλον δε μᾶλλον πρὸς πέτρας ᾔει σκάφος (Eur., I.T. 1406).
    Draw off: P. and V. ἀφέλκειν, ἀποσπᾶν; met., P. and V. ἀπαντλεῖν (Plat.).
    Draw off an enemy: P. ἀπάγειν (Thuc. 1, 109).
    V. intrans. See Retire.
    Draw on, lead on: P. and V. ὑπάγειν, προάγειν.
    Draw out: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ἐκσπᾶν; see also Protract.
    Draw over to one's side: see win over.
    Draw a veil over: see Veil.
    Draw the line, lay down limits: P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
    Draw through: Ar. διέλκειν (τι διά τινος).
    Draw to oneself: P. and V. προσέλκεσθαι; see Attract.
    Draw together: Ar. and P. συνέλκειν, P. and V. συνάγειν.
    Come together, v. intrans.: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.
    Draw up: P. and V. ἀνασπᾶν, Ar. and P. ἀνέλκειν.
    Arrange troops, etc.: P. and V. τάσσειν, συντάσσειν, Ar. and P. παρατάσσειν.
    Compose: P. συγγράφειν.
    Draw up an indictment: Ar. and P. γραφὴν γράφεσθαι.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Draw

  • 4 Recoil

    v. intrans.
    Spring back: Ar. and P. ἀναπηδᾶν.
    Shrink: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν.
    Recoil from (with subs.): P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see shrink from.
    Recoil from ( doing a thing): P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (infin.), κατοκνεῖν (infin.), φεύγειν (infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.).
    Recoil ( on one's own head): use P. and V. πίπτειν, τρέπεσθαι.
    Make to recoil: P. and V. τρέπειν.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Recoil

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