shrink in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shrink in the English»French Dictionary

I.shrink [Brit ʃrɪŋk, Am ʃrɪŋk] N inf

1. shrink:

shrink

psychanalyste mf

2. shrink (psychiatrist):

shrink

psy mf inf

shrink

psychiatre mf

II.shrink <pret shrank; pp shrunk or shrunken> [Brit ʃrɪŋk, Am ʃrɪŋk] VB trans

shrink

faire rétrécir

shrink

contracter

shrink ANTHROPOL head

réduire

III.shrink <pret shrank, pp shrunk or shrunken> [Brit ʃrɪŋk, Am ʃrɪŋk] VB intr

1. shrink:

shrink fabric:

rétrécir

shrink timber:

se contracter

shrink piece of dough, meat:

réduire

shrink forest, area of land:

reculer

shrink boundaries:

se rapprocher

shrink economy, sales:

être en recul

shrink resources, funds:

s'amenuiser

shrink old person, body:

se tasser

the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50

les effectifs sont tombés de 200 à 50

to have shrunk to nothing team, household:

être quasiment réduit à néant

to have shrunk to nothing person:

n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink (physically)

reculer

to shrink from conflict, responsibility

se dérober devant

to shrink from doing

hésiter à faire

he didn't shrink from the task

il n'a pas rechigné à la tâche

I.shrink-wrap [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkrap, Am ˈʃrɪŋkˌræp] N

shrink-wrap

film m plastique (thermo-rétractable)

II.shrink-wrap <pres part shrink-wrapping; pret, pp shrink-wrapped> [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkrap, Am ˈʃrɪŋkˌræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food:

shrink-wrap

emballer [qc] sous film plastique, pré-emballer

shrink back VB [Brit ʃrɪŋk -, Am ʃrɪŋk -]

shrink back

reculer

to shrink back in horror

reculer d'horreur

Translations for shrink in the French»English Dictionary

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shrink inf

frette (qui se pose à chaud)

shrink ring

rapetisser vêtement:

to shrink

rapetisser personne:

to shrink, to get shorter

se rapetisser

to shrink, to get shorter

rétrécir lavage:

to shrink

rétrécir

to shrink (de by)

ne rétrécit pas au lavage

does not shrink in the wash

se rétrécir cercle de fidèles:

to shrink

divan inf

(shrink's) couch

se restreindre production, revenus, territoire:

to shrink

se contracter exportations, marché:

to shrink

shrink in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrink in the English»French Dictionary

I.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] N inf

shrink

psy mf

II.shrink <shrank [or Am shrunk], shrunk [or a. Am shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB trans

shrink sweater

faire rétrécir

shrink costs

réduire

III.shrink <shrank [or Am shrunk], shrunk [or a. Am shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink sweater

rétrécir

shrink number, audience

se réduire

shrink profits

chuter

2. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from doing sth

être réticent à faire qc

non-shrink ADJ

non-shrink

irrétrécissable

I.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] N

shrink-wrap

film m plastique (thermoformé)

II.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food, book:

shrink-wrap

emballer sous film plastique (thermoformé)

Translations for shrink in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

psy

shrink

raccourcir vêtement

to shrink

rétrécir

to shrink

se recroqueviller

to shrink

bouger tissu

to shrink

reculer

to shrink back

shrink Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shrink from doing sth

être réticent à faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Very small regions will shrink away due to the energy cost in maintaining an interface between two dissimilar component materials.

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Non-adhesive bondage tape and heat-shrink tubing are also frequently used.

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Once constructed, the tag and battery were tucked inside waterproof shrink-wrap tubing and secured to the shark's dorsal fin.

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He also believes a tuition boost now will generate more revenue -- if it does not shrink nonresident enrollment.

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With prolonged suppression, the adrenal glands atrophy (physically shrink), and can take months to recover full function after discontinuation of the exogenous glucocorticoid.

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Such agreements are relevant in the context of e-commerce mostly because of the kind of goods associate with shrink-wrap agreements.

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This process is laborious and the charge may begin to shrink creating multiple voids.

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As the pores shrink, the overall matrix shrinks as well, which may eventually increase the space the gas can travel through (the cleats), increasing gas flow.

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Soils with smectite clay minerals, including montmorillonite and bentonite, have the most dramatic shrink-swell capacity.

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Strikes in the wheelhouse also shrink the radius of the wheelhouse.

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