shrunk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shrunk in the English»French Dictionary

shrunk [Brit ʃrʌŋk, Am ʃrəŋk] VB pp

shrunk → shrink

See also shrink

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

pre-shrunk [Brit priːˈʃrʌŋk, Am priˈʃrəŋk] ADJ

pre-shrunk fabric:

pre-shrunk

irrétrécissable

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 shrunk in the French»English Dictionary

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psy

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

shrunk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrunk in the English»French Dictionary

shrunk [ʃrʌŋk] VB

shrunk pp, pt of shrink

See also shrink

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.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 shrunk 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

shrunk 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 team has found that the ozone hole has shrunk by more than four million square kilometres since 2000.

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In the 1900s, the rhino population has been shrunk to just a few hundred.

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Later, the wool was put into hot water before being used, which shrunk, stiffened, and tightened the wool.

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The colonies were discovered in 1978 but have shrunk considerably in size since then.

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Today, all three populations ranges have shrunk in size due to habitat loss for agriculture and uncontrolled timber cutting, as well as hunting for meat.

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The island's population had shrunk to approximately five hundred unaccompanied personnel residents - down from a peak of nearly 5000 active duty and family members.

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The world has shrunk and for a film fanatic there's a torrent (pun intended) of films available if you're hooked to the information highway.

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What was once a luxurious handlebar moustache linking up with radical sideburns has shrunk in stages to a small, avuncular brush.

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The tide of wealth had been heaped against him, but he had never shrunk from his duties.

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The resulting felt was then repeatedly shaped into large cones, shrunk in boiling water and dried.

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