shrink in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shrink in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. shrink (diminish in size):

shrink clothes/fabric:

encoger(se)

shrink meat:

achicarse

shrink wood/metal:

contraerse

shrink area:

reducirse

shrink area:

verse reducido form

shrink amount/number:

reducirse

shrink amount/number:

disminuir

shrink amount/number:

verse reducido form

shrink person:

achicarse

the blouse shrank in the wash

la blusa (se) encogió al lavarla

the total has shrunk to two/by ten per cent

el total se ha reducido a dos/en un diez por ciento

the total has shrunk to two/by ten per cent

el total se ha visto reducido a dos/en un diez por ciento form

the veal/spinach will shrink away to nothing

la ternera/espinaca va a quedar reducida a nada

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink

retroceder

shrink

recular inf

to shrink back or away from sth/sb

echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien

to shrink from sth/-ing I will not shrink from the truth

no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad

she shrank from actually telling him he was fired

no se atrevió a decirle que estaba despedido

he will not shrink from doing his duty

no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación

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

shrink clothes/fabric

encoger

shrink costs

reducir

shrink costs

recortar

to shrink heads

reducir cabezas

to shrink sth on TECH

montar algo en caliente

III.shrink [Am ʃrɪŋk, Brit ʃrɪŋk] N inf

shrink

loquero m / loquera f inf

shrink

psiquiatra mf

I.shrink-wrap [Brit ˈʃrɪŋk rap], shrink-wrapping [ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ] N U

1. shrink-wrap (material):

shrink-wrap

retractil m

shrink-wrap

film m retractil

2. shrink-wrap (process):

shrink-wrap

retractilado m

II.shrink-wrap [Brit ˈʃrɪŋk rap], shrink-wrapping [ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ] VB trans <pres part shrink-wrapping; pt, pp shrink-wrapped>

shrink-wrap

retractilar

shrink-proof [ˈʃrɪŋkpruːf] ADJ

shrink-proof

que no encoge

shrink-proof

inencogible

shrink-fit [ˈʃrɪŋkfɪt] ADJ attr

1. shrink-fit FASHION:

shrink-fit pants/skirt

que se encoge al tamaño deseado después del primer lavado

2. shrink-fit MECH:

shrink-fit alloy/connector

ajustado por contracción

shrink-fit tool

enmangado por contracción

shrink-resistant [ˈʃrɪŋkrəˌzɪstənt] ADJ

shrink-resistant

que no encoge

shrink-resistant

inencogible

shrink-wrapped [ˈʃrɪŋkrapt] ADJ

1. shrink-wrapped (in shrink-wrapping):

shrink-wrapped goods

retractilado

2. shrink-wrapped COMPUT:

shrink-wrapped

de paquetes

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retráctil

shrink-wrap

inencogible

shrink-resistant

retractilado (retractilada)

shrink-wrapped

artículos retractilados

shrink-wrapped goods

retractilar

to shrink-wrap

productos retractilados

shrink-wrapped products

shrink in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrink in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] shrank <[or Am: shrunk], shrunk [or Am: shrunken]> shrank <[or Am: shrunk], shrunk> N inf

shrink

loquero(-a) m (f)

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

1. shrink (make smaller):

shrink

encoger

2. shrink (reduce):

shrink costs

reducir

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

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink clothes

encoger

2. shrink (become reduced):

shrink

disminuir

3. shrink liter (cower):

shrink

retroceder (por miedo)

to shrink away from sb/sth

echarse atrás ante alguien/algo

4. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from (doing) sth

rehuir (hacer) algo

I.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] N

shrink-wrap

envoltura f de plástico

II.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food:

shrink-wrap

empaquetar en plástico

non-shrink [ˌnɒnˈʃrɪŋk, Am ˌnɑ:n-] ADJ

non-shrink

que no encoge

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mellar

to shrink

revenir

to shrink

enjutarse (encogerse)

to shrink

encoger

to shrink

encoger

to shrink

encogerse

to shrink

enarcarse

to shrink

embeber

to shrink

arredrarse ante alguien

to shrink (away) from sb

shrink Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shrink away from sb/sth

echarse atrás ante alguien/algo

to shrink from (doing) sth

rehuir (hacer) algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Upon drying, these outer cells lose water and gradually shrink, thus producing an unequal tension between the outer and inner cells of the peridium.

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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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Within ten years the profits from the mines began to shrink and in 1921 a mass exodus occurred.

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The shrink-wrap fit of the new lightweight, body-contoured uniforms doesn't look so flattering on the jelly-belly linemen.

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Taunted me harder than most of my other shiny new games still in the shrink-wrap.

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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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Haemorrhoids will usually shrink after delivery, although whether a woman is left with residual symptoms is often down to the individual.

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The interterritorial space between the isogenous cell groups contains relatively more collagen fibers, causing it to maintain its shape while the actual cells shrink, creating the lacunae.

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