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shrink [∫rɪŋk]a. [clothes] rétrécir ; [area] se réduire ; [boundaries] se resserrer ; [piece of meat] réduire ; [person] rapetisser ; [wood] se contracter ; [quantity, amount] diminuer• "will not shrink" « irrétrécissable »• he did not shrink from saying that... il n'a pas craint de dire que...2. noun3. compounds* * *[ʃrɪŋk] 1.(colloq) noun hum psy (colloq) mf, psychiatre mf2.transitive verb (prét shrank; pp shrunk ou shrunken) faire rétrécir [fabric]; [tribesman] réduire [head]3.1) [fabric] rétrécir; [forest, area] reculer; [boundaries] se rapprocher; [economy, sales] être en recul; [resources, funds] s'amenuiser; [old person, body] se tasserto have shrunk to nothing — [team, household] être quasiment réduit à néant; [person] n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os
2) ( recoil)to shrink from — se dérober devant [conflict, responsibility]
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emballer sous film plastiqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > shrink-wrap
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > shrink-wrapping
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > shrink-wrapped
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['ʃrɪŋkræp] 1.noun film m plastique2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) emballer [quelque chose] sous film plastique -
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cringe [krɪndʒ]1 noun∎ pejorative the lyrics of these sentimental songs have a high cringe factor les paroles de ces chansons à l'eau-de-rose sont d'une mièvrerie désolante;∎ pejorative the cringe factor usually associated with that type of Hollywood film le côté insupportablement mélo de ce genre de production hollywoodienne∎ to cringe in terror reculer de peur;∎ the dog cringed in the corner le chien se blottit dans le coin∎ to cringe with embarrassment être mort de honte;∎ it's so sentimental, it makes me cringe un tel mélo, ça me fait fuir!;∎ I cringe at the very thought j'ai envie de rentrer sous terre rien que d'y penser
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