shrinking violet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shrinking violet in the English»French Dictionary

shrinking violet N inf, hum

shrinking violet

personne f timorée

she's no shrinking violet!

elle n'a pas froid aux yeux! inf

Translations for shrinking violet 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

shrinking [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

shrinking amount, numbers

qui diminue

shrinking population, market, revenue

en baisse

shrinking resource, asset

qui se raréfie

shrinking audience

qui s'amenuise

I.violet [Brit ˈvʌɪələt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] N

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II.violet [Brit ˈvʌɪələt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] ADJ

violet

violet/-ette

shrinking violet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrinking violet 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

I.violet [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] N

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II.violet [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] ADJ

violet

violet(te)

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has to be said, she was no shrinking violet, and published a book herself.

www.digitaljournal.com

He's certainly no shrinking violet when it comes to pithy online attacks.

blogs.vancouversun.com

The shrinking violet is someone who might have once come close to being a quitter.

www.independent.ie

Parliament is a robust place and nobody in this house is a shrinking violet.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

The combination is surprisingly wearable even for the shrinking violet.

www.nzherald.co.nz

He's definitely not a shrinking violet, or one of those types.

www.birminghammail.co.uk

Her politeness and civility aren't the qualities of a shrinking violet; they reflect her strength of character.

artery.wbur.org

Even ten minutes of sustained clapping could not convince the shrinking violet to bring the concert to a fitting conclusion.

ottawacitizen.com

At first her shrinking violet act is irritating, until you realize that her flushed and whispery routine is part of a whole thing.

www.newhamburgindependent.ca

Introverts can be excellent leaders and public speakers -- and although they're stereotyped as being the shrinking violet, they don't necessarily shy away from the spotlight.

www.huffingtonpost.com