Translations for „shrank“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

shrank [ʃræŋk] VB

shrank pt of shrink

See also shrink , shrink

shrink² [ʃrɪŋk] N inf

1. shrink (psychiatrist):

shrink

psychiatra m

2. shrink (psychoanalyst):

shrink

psychoanalityk m

I . shrink¹ <shrank, shrunk [or AM shrunk, shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB trans

shrink

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć]

shrink costs

obniżać [perf obniżyć]

II . shrink¹ <shrank, shrunk [or AM shrunk, shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink

kurczyć [perf s-] się

shrink cost, deficit

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

shrink profits

maleć [perf z-]

shrink sweater

zbiegać [perf zbiec] się

2. shrink liter (hide):

to shrink behind sth

chować [perf s-] się za czymś

3. shrink liter (pull back):

to shrink away from sb/sth

uciekać [perf uciec] od kogoś/czegoś

4. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from [doing] sth

unikać [perf uniknąć] [zrobienia] czegoś

I . shrink¹ <shrank, shrunk [or AM shrunk, shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB trans

shrink

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć]

shrink costs

obniżać [perf obniżyć]

II . shrink¹ <shrank, shrunk [or AM shrunk, shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink

kurczyć [perf s-] się

shrink cost, deficit

zmniejszać [perf zmniejszyć] się

shrink profits

maleć [perf z-]

shrink sweater

zbiegać [perf zbiec] się

2. shrink liter (hide):

to shrink behind sth

chować [perf s-] się za czymś

3. shrink liter (pull back):

to shrink away from sb/sth

uciekać [perf uciec] od kogoś/czegoś

4. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from [doing] sth

unikać [perf uniknąć] [zrobienia] czegoś

shrink² [ʃrɪŋk] N inf

1. shrink (psychiatrist):

shrink

psychiatra m

2. shrink (psychoanalyst):

shrink

psychoanalityk m

non-shrink ADJ

non-shrink

niewstępujący się w praniu

I . shrink-wrap N

shrink-wrap

folia f termokurczliwa

II . shrink-wrap VB trans

shrink-wrap food:

shrink-wrap

pakować [perf za-] we folię (termokurczliwą)

shrink N

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shrink inf

terapeuta

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English

Immediately after the depression of the 1890s, the population shrank to half this size, but recovered by mid the 1950s almost to its peak level.

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Amazingly, after two nights of sleep normality, my little toe promptly shrank back to a normal size, with nearly all the redness and pain gone.

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He stirred the proletariat to unworthy acts beyond the law; although he nobly shrank from the excess, he accepted the results.

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The favoured size of the primary working unit progressively shrank.

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Such loans soon shrank to a pittance as double-digit inflation raged, while leaving deposit owners with mere remnants of their savings.

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He used much of these surpluses to pay down the national debt, which shrank from $63 million in 1853 to $25 million in 1857.

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The edges of the shield were bound with stitched rawhide, which shrank as it dried improving structural cohesion.

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Year, after year, though, as advances came in mechanization, rationalization and automation, the number of quarrymen and quarrywomen shrank.

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The construction sector shrank by 46.8% during the first 3 quarters of 2009 and the slump in retail trade was almost 30%.

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The 1973 oil crisis, however, put the brakes on this ambitious expansion when the demand for fuel-hungry sports cars shrank.

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