shrivel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shrivel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shrivel <shriveling shriveled Am shrivelling shrivelled Brit> [Am ˈʃrɪvəl, Brit ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] VB intr

shrivel leaf/plant:

marchitarse

shrivel leaf/plant:

secarse

shrivel fruit/vegetables:

resecarse y arrugarse

shrivel fruit/vegetables:

perder frescura

shrivel skin:

ajarse

shrivel skin:

arrugarse

shrivel skin:

apergaminarse

a shriveled old man

un viejo arrugado y consumido

II.shrivel <shriveling shriveled Am shrivelling shrivelled Brit> [Am ˈʃrɪvəl, Brit ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] VB trans

shrivel leaf/plant

secar

shrivel leaf/plant

resecar

shrivel leaf/plant

marchitar

shrivel skin

ajar

shrivel skin

arrugar

shrivel skin

apergaminar

shrivel up VB [Am ˈʃrɪvəl -, Brit ˈʃrɪv(ə)l -] (v + adv)

shrivel up leaf/plant:

marchitarse

shrivel up leaf/plant:

secarse

shrivel up fruit/vegetables:

resecarse y arrugarse

shrivel up fruit/vegetables:

perder frescura

shrivel up skin:

ajarse

shrivel up skin:

arrugarse

shrivel up skin:

apergaminarse

Translations for shrivel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arrugarse piel/manos:

to shrivel up

shrivel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrivel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shrivel [ˈʃrɪvəl] VB intr Brit: -ll-, Am: -l-

shrivel fruit

secarse

shrivel plant

marchitarse

shrivel skin

arrugarse

shrivel person

consumirse

II.shrivel [ˈʃrɪvəl] VB trans

shrivel fruit

secar

shrivel skin

arrugar

shrivel up VB intr

shrivel up fruit

secarse

shrivel up plant

marchitarse

shrivel up person

consumirse

Translations for shrivel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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acartonarse

to shrivel up

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After the disease has used all the resources of the leaves, they have become black and shriveled.

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A lit taper (candle) or other device is used to lightly burn and shrivel the hair.

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The infected fruits mature prematurely, dry up, and shrivel.

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While emitting a sound, the comet begins to shrivel and lose its cohesion.

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Upon infection the grapes shrivel up and turn black.

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Eggs are very sensitive to desiccation and soon shrivel when the host plant starts wilting.

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Eventually their hearts can no longer take the strain, however, and the creatures shrivel and die.

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This loss of water causes the cells to shrivel and shrink, stretching the tight junctions between the cells.

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When dried, jelly fungi become hard and shriveled; when exposed to water, they return to their original form.

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When the meat was shriveling, flaking, and falling off, one anonymous donor gave the gallery $260 for replacement meat.

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