SHRINKING - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

shrink·ing [ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

shrinking

schrumpfend attr

shrink·ing ˈvio·let N inf

shrinking violet

Mimose f <-, -n> oft pej

shrinking profits N ACCOUNT

shrinking profits

schrumpfende Gewinne m pl

I. shrink <shrank [or shrunk], shrunk> [ʃrɪŋk] VB intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink

schrumpfen

shrink sweater

eingehen

to shrink dramatically fig

drastisch zusammenschrumpfen [o. sinken]

2. shrink liter (cower):

shrink

sich acc ducken

to shrink at sth

bei etw dat zusammenzucken

3. shrink (pull back):

to shrink away

zurückweichen

to shrink away

zurückschrecken <schreckt [o. old schrickt] zurück, schreckte [o. old schrak] zurück, zurückgeschreckt>

to shrink away from sb/sth

vor jdm/etw zurückschrecken

4. shrink (show reluctance):

to shrink from [doing] sth

sich acc vor etw dat drücken inf

to shrink from a difficulty

einer Schwierigkeit aus dem Weg gehen

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

to shrink sth

etw schrumpfen lassen

I shrank another shirt today

mir ist heute schon wieder ein Hemd eingegangen

to shrink costs

die Kosten senken

III. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] N inf

shrink

Psychiater(in) m (f) <-s, ->

non-ˈshrink ADJ inv

non-shrink material, clothing:

non-shrink

einlaufsicher

I. ˈshrink-wrap N

shrink-wrap

Plastikfolie f <-, -n>

II. ˈshrink-wrap VB trans

to shrink-wrap food

Nahrungsmittel in Frischhaltefolie einpacken

to shrink-wrap a book

ein Buch in Folie einschweißen

OpenDict entry

shrink disk N

shrink disk TECH

Schrumpfscheibe f

OpenDict entry

shrink fit N

shrink fit TECH

Schrumpfsitz m

shrink fit TECH

Schrumpfpresssitz m

Present

I	shrink
you	shrink
he/she/it	shrinks
we	shrink
you	shrink
they	shrink

Past

I	shrank / shrunk
you	shrank / shrunk
he/she/it	shrank / shrunk
we	shrank / shrunk
you	shrank / shrunk
they	shrank / shrunk

Present Perfect

I	have	shrunk
you	have	shrunk
he/she/it	has	shrunk
we	have	shrunk
you	have	shrunk
they	have	shrunk

Past Perfect

I	had	shrunk
you	had	shrunk
he/she/it	had	shrunk
we	had	shrunk
you	had	shrunk
they	had	shrunk