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1 empequeñecer
v.1 to make smaller, to reduce in size.El calor empequeñece los filetes The heat makes the fillets smaller.2 to belittle, to minimize.El egoísmo empequeñece a Ricardo Selfishness belittles Richard.3 to put in the shade, to overshadow.Los logros de María lo empequeñecen Ann's achievements put him in the shade.* * *1 to diminish, make smaller3 figurado (edificio) to dwarf* * *1. VT1) (=achicar) to dwarf, make (seem) smaller2) (=menoscabar) to minimize, belittle2.VI* * *1.verbo intransitivo to become smaller2.él empequeñeció ante mis ojos — he went down o fell in my estimation
empequeñecerse v prona) ( hacerse pequeño) to become smallerb) ( acobardarse) to be/feel dauntedc) ( sentirse insignificante) to feel small o insignificant* * *= dwarf.Ex. The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to become smaller2.él empequeñeció ante mis ojos — he went down o fell in my estimation
empequeñecerse v prona) ( hacerse pequeño) to become smallerb) ( acobardarse) to be/feel dauntedc) ( sentirse insignificante) to feel small o insignificant* * *= dwarf.Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
* * *empequeñecer [E3 ]vito become smallera partir de aquel momento empequeñeció ante mis ojos from that moment on he went down o fell in my estimationmis esfuerzos se ven empequeñecidos frente a … my own efforts pale into insignificance beside …se sintió empequeñecido ante sus compañeros he felt small o insignificant beside his friendsde no leer, a uno se le empequeñece la visión del mundo if you don't read, your vision of the world becomes narrow* * *♦ vt[quitar importancia a] to diminish; [en una comparación] to overshadow, to dwarf;el alto nivel de abstención empequeñece un tanto su victoria the high level of abstention rather detracts from his achievement in winning* * *v/t figdiminish* * *empequeñecer {53} vi: to diminish, to become smaller: to minimize, to make smaller
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