hraníc in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hraníc in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shrank [Am ʃræŋk, Brit ʃraŋk] past shrink

See also shrink

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

1. shrink (diminish in size):

shrink clothes/fabric:

encoger(se)

shrink meat:

achicarse

shrink wood/metal:

contraerse

shrink area:

reducirse

shrink area:

verse reducido form

shrink amount/number:

reducirse

shrink amount/number:

disminuir

shrink amount/number:

verse reducido form

shrink person:

achicarse

the blouse shrank in the wash

la blusa (se) encogió al lavarla

the total has shrunk to two/by ten per cent

el total se ha reducido a dos/en un diez por ciento

the total has shrunk to two/by ten per cent

el total se ha visto reducido a dos/en un diez por ciento form

the veal/spinach will shrink away to nothing

la ternera/espinaca va a quedar reducida a nada

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink

retroceder

shrink

recular inf

to shrink back or away from sth/sb

echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien

to shrink from sth/-ing I will not shrink from the truth

no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad

she shrank from actually telling him he was fired

no se atrevió a decirle que estaba despedido

he will not shrink from doing his duty

no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación

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

shrink clothes/fabric

encoger

shrink costs

reducir

shrink costs

recortar

to shrink heads

reducir cabezas

to shrink sth on TECH

montar algo en caliente

III.shrink [Am ʃrɪŋk, Brit ʃrɪŋk] N inf

shrink

loquero m / loquera f inf

shrink

psiquiatra mf

Tehran, Teheran [Am ˌtɛˈrɑn, tɛˈræn, Brit tɛːˈrɑːn] N

Tehran

Teherán m

hraníc in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hraníc in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shrank [ʃræŋk] VB trans, intr

shrank pt of shrink

See also shrink

I.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] shrank <[or Am: shrunk], shrunk [or Am: shrunken]> shrank <[or Am: shrunk], shrunk> N inf

shrink

loquero(-a) m (f)

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

1. shrink (make smaller):

shrink

encoger

2. shrink (reduce):

shrink costs

reducir

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

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink clothes

encoger

2. shrink (become reduced):

shrink

disminuir

3. shrink liter (cower):

shrink

retroceder (por miedo)

to shrink away from sb/sth

echarse atrás ante alguien/algo

4. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from (doing) sth

rehuir (hacer) algo