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1 shrink
Inзбігання (тканини)IIv (past shrank, shrunk; p.p. shrunk, shrunken)1) скорочувати (ся)2) зсідатися, збігатися (про тканину)3) стискатися; давати усадкуmetals that shrink when cooling — метали, які стискаються під час охолодження
4) спричинювати збігання (тканини)5) зіщулюватися; морщитися; зморщуватися6) зменшувати, скорочувати, стискати7) пересихати8) призводити до пересихання9) відступати, відходити; щезати, зникатиshrink away — стискатися; зменшуватися
shrink out — декатирувати, усаджувати під праскою
shrink up — зменшувати, стискати
to shrink into oneself — заглибитися в себе, замкнутися в собі
* * *I n II v(shrank, shrunk; shrunk, shrunken)1) сідати, давати усадку; викликати усадку2) стискатися, зіщулюватися; зменшувати, скорочувати, стискати3) пересихати, усихати; викликати пересихання або усихання5) to shrink (away) from smth /from doing smth / уникати чого-небудь; ухилятися від якої-небудь справиIII n; сл.; (скор. від head-shrinker)
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