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{ʃriŋk}
I. v (shrank, shrunk) свивам се, намалявам (се), смалявам се, стопявам се (за доход и пр.), правя (плат) да се свие
to SHRINK into oneself прен. затварям се в черупката си
shrink away отдръпвам се, избягвам, смалявам се, изчезвам
shrink back отдръпвам се
отбягвам (вж. shrink from)
shrink from отдръпвам се от, отбягвам
to SHRINK (back) from doing something не желая/не ми е приятно/противно ми е да върша нещо
shrink on тех. поставям (нагрята шина)
shrink up свивам се (и прен. -от смущение и пр.)
II. 1. свиване
2. sl. психиатър* * *{shrink} v (shrank {shrank}; shrunk {shr^nk}) свивам се; нама(2) {shrink} n 1. свиване; 2. sl. психиатър.* * *v (shrank, shrunk) свивам се; отдръпвам се;shrink; v (shrank;{¦rЎ¤k}; shrunk;{¦r§¤k}) свивам се; намалявам (се), смалявам се;* * *1. i. v (shrank, shrunk) свивам се, намалявам (се), смалявам се, стопявам се (за доход и пр.), правя (плат) да се свие 2. ii. свиване 3. shrink away отдръпвам се, избягвам, смалявам се, изчезвам 4. shrink back отдръпвам се 5. shrink from отдръпвам се от, отбягвам 6. shrink on тех. поставям (нагрята шина) 7. shrink up свивам се (и прен. -от смущение и пр.) 8. sl. психиатър 9. to shrink (back) from doing something не желая/не ми е приятно/противно ми е да върша нещо 10. to shrink into oneself прен. затварям се в черупката си 11. отбягвам (вж. shrink from)* * *shrink[ʃriʃk] I. v ( shrank[ʃræʃk]; shrunk[ʃrʌʃk]) 1. смалявам се, свивам (се), намалявам (се); измятам се; стопявам (се) (за доход и пр.) (и с away, up); summer has shrunk the streams потоците са намалели от лятната жега; 2. отдръпвам се ( back, away, from); измъквам се ( away); 3. отбягвам ( from); отбягвам да ( from с ger), гледам да не; I \shrink from remembering that day избягвам да мисля (спомням си с неохота) за този ден; 4.: to \shrink into o.s. затварям се в себе си (в черупката си), отдръпвам се, охладнявам; 5. тех. (обикн. с on), поставям (нагрята шина); II. n свиване; отдръпване; III. shrink n разг. психиатър.
См. также в других словарях:
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shrink — ► VERB (past shrank; past part. shrunk or (especially as adj. ) shrunken) 1) become or make smaller in size or amount; contract. 2) (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. 3) move back or away in fear or… … English terms dictionary
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