shrunk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shrunk in the English»Italian Dictionary

shrunk [Brit ʃrʌŋk, Am ʃrəŋk] VB pp

shrunk → shrink II, III

pre-shrunk [Brit priːˈʃrʌŋk, Am priˈʃrəŋk] ADJ

pre-shrunk fabric:

pre-shrunk

irrestringibile

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

shrink-proof [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkpruːf] ADJ

shrink-proof fabric:

shrink-proof

irrestringibile

shrink ring [ˈʃrɪŋkrɪŋ] N

shrink ring

anello m di forzamento

shrink back VB [ʃrɪŋk -]

shrink back

tirarsi indietro, indietreggiare

to shrink back in horror

indietreggiare per la paura

shrink-wrapping [ˈʃrɪŋkræpɪŋ] N

shrink-wrapping

confezionamento m con pellicola termoretraibile

shrink-wrapping

cellofanatura f con pellicola termoretraibile

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

shrink-wrap

film m termoretraibile

shrink-wrap

pellicola f termoretraibile

II.shrink-wrap <forma in -ing shrink-wrapping, pt, pp shrink-wrapped> [Brit ˈʃrɪŋkrap, Am ˈʃrɪŋkˌræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food, books:

shrink-wrap

imballare [qc] con pellicola termoretraibile

Translations for shrunk in the Italian»English Dictionary

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film, pellicola termoretraibile

shrink-wrap

strizzacervelli

shrink

shrunk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrunk in the English»Italian Dictionary

shrunk [ʃrʌŋk] VB

shrunk pp, pt of shrink

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.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋk·ræp] N

shrink-wrap

pellicola f (termoretraibile)

II.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋk·ræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food:

shrink-wrap

avvolgere (nella pellicola)

Translations for shrunk in the Italian»English Dictionary

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strizzacervelli

shrink

accorciarsi (abito)

to shrink

restringersi

to shrink

ritirarsi

to shrink

shrunk Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shrink away from sb/sth

indietreggiare davanti a qu/qc

to shrink from sth

sottrarsi a qc

(be reluctant to) to shrink from doing sth

essere restio a fare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It consisted of a much thicker steel barrel with wrought-iron jackets shrunk over it and as originally introduced weighed 81 cwt (9072 pounds).

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

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The early packs issued in the 1960s had tight cellophane sleeves and some have shrunk leading to buckling of the information cards.

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The old custom of shaking hands fell in such general disuse, that many shrunk back with affright at even the offer of a hand.

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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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Though it was a huge dog by day, it shrunk to the size of a lapdog by night.

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Standing room capacity has shrunk from 1,000 to 500, while seating capacity has dropped by 150.

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Since early 2006, the newspaper's editorial staff has shrunk from 23 employees to its current level, of 14 or 15.

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A million dollar budget shortfall in the district forced the closure of the school, which had shrunk even further to 16 students.

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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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