shrinking violet in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shrinking violet in the English»Italian Dictionary

shrinking violet [Am ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] N inf, hum

shrinking violet

mammola f

shrinking violet

persona f timida

she's no shrinking violet!

non è proprio una mammoletta!

Translations for shrinking violet in the Italian»English Dictionary

mammola fig

shrinking violet

Translations for shrinking violet in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shrink [Brit ʃrɪŋk, Am ʃrɪŋk] N inf (psychoanalyst, psychiatrist)

shrink

strizzacervelli mf

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

shrink

fare restringere

shrink

fare stagionare

shrink ANTHROPOL head

rimpicciolire

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

1. shrink:

shrink fabric:

restringersi, ritirarsi

shrink timber:

ritirarsi, seccare

shrink piece of dough, meat:

ridursi

shrink forest, area of land:

ritirarsi

shrink boundaries:

avvicinarsi, restringersi

shrink economy, sales:

essere in calo

shrink resources, funds:

restringersi, diminuire

shrink old person, body:

rattrappirsi

the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50

il personale è sceso da 200 a 50

to have shrunk to nothing team, household:

essere ridotto a poche persone or a quattro gatti inf

to have shrunk to nothing person:

essere solo pelle e ossa

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink (physically)

indietreggiare

to shrink from conflict, responsibility

rifuggire da

to shrink from doing

essere riluttante a fare

he didn't shrink from the task

non si è sottratto all'impegno

shrinking [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

shrinking amount, numbers, resource, asset, audience

in diminuzione

shrinking population, market, revenue

in calo

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

1. violet BOT:

violet

violetta f

2. violet (colour):

violet

viola f

violet

violetto m

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

violet

viola

violet

violetto

Violet [Brit ˈvʌɪələt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət]

Violet

Violetta

shrinking violet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrinking violet in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] N inf

shrink

strizzacervelli m inv

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

1. shrink (make smaller):

shrink

restringere

2. shrink (reduce):

shrink costs

ridurre

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

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink clothes

restringersi

2. shrink (become reduced):

shrink

ridursi

3. shrink liter (cower):

shrink

indietreggiare

to shrink away from sb/sth

indietreggiare davanti a qu/qc

4. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from sth

sottrarsi a qc

(be reluctant to) to shrink from doing sth

essere restio a fare qc

I.violet [ˈvaɪ·ə·lɪt] N

1. violet BOT:

violet

violetta f

2. violet (color):

violet

violetto m

II.violet [ˈvaɪ·ə·lɪt] ADJ

violet

violetto, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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

artery.wbur.org

But being a landlord is demanding and not for a shrinking violet.

www.cnbc.com

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

ottawacitizen.com

There's not a shrinking violet in the bunch -- and the revival aims to honor its taboo origins.

www.vanityfair.com

He showed he will not be a shrinking violet and that he can race with those guys.

www.thestar.com

I didn't survive metal shop by being a shrinking violet.

dailycaller.com

The combination is surprisingly wearable even for the shrinking violet.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Broad, who is unlikely ever to be accused of being a shrinking violet, will be in his element.

www.independent.co.uk