shrinking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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shrinking [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

I.shrink [Brit ʃrɪŋk, Am ʃrɪŋk] N inf

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

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

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

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

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

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Translations for shrinking in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

shrinking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrinking in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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

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

Translations for shrinking in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

shrinking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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He bends creakily on one knee, with his bare and shrinking skin.
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My way of thinking, which falls along a more conservative line, has been shrinking within the party.
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Employers worried about a shrinking labor pool could look to the other 50% of the population to expand it, she said.
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Cutting back staff while staring a shrinking market cap in the face may be painful, but it's not a deathblow.
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From adjustable cuffs, non-iron shirts, water-repellent trousers, and uniforms that look great wash after wash, you won't need to worry about shrinking trousers or threadbare cardigans this year.
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The notional in-service date for the replacement trainer was 2017, but shrinking budgets have pushed initial operating capability to around 2023.
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To see things more clearly, you might dilate the shrinking family of polygons so that they all have, say, the same area.
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Let's start with the incredibly shrinking wealth effect.
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The mouth-shrinking aggression of both has been scaled back over the centuries since, and now it's one of the greatest long drinks in existence.
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Overuse, new weather patterns, depleting aquifers, toxic spills, and shrinking glaciers have destabilized historically-reliable flows.
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