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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
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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
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vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
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noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf -
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encoger ( conjugate encoger) verbo intransitivo to shrink verbo transitivo encogerse verbo pronominal 1 [ropa/tela] to shrink 2 [ persona]a) ( físicamente):caminar encogido to walk with one's shoulders hunched
encoger
I vi (prenda) to shrink
II verbo transitivo
1 (prenda) to shrink
2 (una parte del cuerpo) to contract: tengo que encoger las piernas, I have to tuck my legs in figurado las despedidas me encogen el corazón, saying good-bye makes me feel so sad ' encoger' also found in these entries: Spanish: tender English: constrict - shrink -
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s.1 psiquiatra (familiar) (psychiatrist)2 encogimiento.vt.1 encoger.2 evitar un peligro o huir y apartarse de él; retroceder; temblar, estremecerse (shake, tremble); retirarse.3 encogerse, apocarse el ánimo (sadden).4 contraer.vi.1 encoger(se) (material); reducirse, disminuir (income, budget)to shrink from something retroceder ante algoto shrink from doing something no atreverse a hacer algo(pt shrank ; pp shrunk, shrunken, y antiguamente shrinked)
См. также в других словарях:
Shrank — Shrank, imp. of {Shrink}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrank — [ʃræŋk] the past tense of ↑shrink … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrank — a past tense of shrink1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shrank — [shraŋk] vt., vi. alt. pt. of SHRINK … English World dictionary
Shrank — Shrink Shrink, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk} or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE. shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrank — [[t]ʃræ̱ŋk[/t]] Shrank is the past tense of shrink … English dictionary
shrank — past of shrink … New Collegiate Dictionary
shrank — /shrangk/, v. a pt. of shrink. * * * … Universalium
shrank — noun /ˈʃɻæɳk/ A large highly decorative Dutch or German style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet … Wiktionary
shrank — ʃrɪŋk n. psychiatrist (Slang); instance of contracting, instance of becoming smaller; flinching, recoiling v. contract, become smaller, shrivel; flinch, recoil; decrease, diminish; make smaller, cause to shrink … English contemporary dictionary
shrank — past of shrink … English new terms dictionary