shrinks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shrinks 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 shrinks 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

shrinks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrinks 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 shrinks in the French»English Dictionary

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psy

shrink

raccourcir vêtement

to shrink

rétrécir

to shrink

se recroqueviller

to shrink

bouger tissu

to shrink

reculer

to shrink back

shrinks 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

The ratio of tax obligation shrinks as wealth grows because the wealthy spend proportionally less of their income on consumables.

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After the mushroom incident of the anime, her cowlick shrinks and in order to appear as if nothing has changed, she wears a wig to mask it.

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As the number of geriatricians shrinks, the future care of seniors could be in jeopardy.

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She then shrinks him and traps him in a birdcage.

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As the number of currencies shrinks the ability to match tokens to economic activity becomes more important to control wild currency inflation or deflation.

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Thus, the universe expands - rather than shrinks - by definition.

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These snails need moist surroundings, otherwise the outer layer (periostracum) dries, shrinks and cracks.

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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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They sneak up on the now plugged-nose vampire, shows him the crucifix, and again he shrinks and run off.

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When the ECB sells dollars in this manner, its official dollar reserves decline and domestic money supply shrinks.

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