shrank in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shrank 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

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

I.shrink-wrap [Brit ˈʃrɪŋk rap], shrink-wrapping [ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ] N U

1. shrink-wrap (material):

shrink-wrap

retractil m

shrink-wrap

film m retractil

2. shrink-wrap (process):

shrink-wrap

retractilado m

II.shrink-wrap [Brit ˈʃrɪŋk rap], shrink-wrapping [ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ] VB trans <pres part shrink-wrapping; pt, pp shrink-wrapped>

shrink-wrap

retractilar

shrink-proof [ˈʃrɪŋkpruːf] ADJ

shrink-proof

que no encoge

shrink-proof

inencogible

shrink-fit [ˈʃrɪŋkfɪt] ADJ attr

1. shrink-fit FASHION:

shrink-fit pants/skirt

que se encoge al tamaño deseado después del primer lavado

2. shrink-fit MECH:

shrink-fit alloy/connector

ajustado por contracción

shrink-fit tool

enmangado por contracción

shrink-resistant [ˈʃrɪŋkrəˌzɪstənt] ADJ

shrink-resistant

que no encoge

shrink-resistant

inencogible

shrink-wrapped [ˈʃrɪŋkrapt] ADJ

1. shrink-wrapped (in shrink-wrapping):

shrink-wrapped goods

retractilado

2. shrink-wrapped COMPUT:

shrink-wrapped

de paquetes

Translations for shrank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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retráctil

shrink-wrap

inencogible

shrink-resistant

retractilado (retractilada)

shrink-wrapped

artículos retractilados

shrink-wrapped goods

shrank in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrank 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

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

I.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] N

shrink-wrap

envoltura f de plástico

II.shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] VB trans

shrink-wrap food:

shrink-wrap

empaquetar en plástico

non-shrink [ˌnɒnˈʃrɪŋk, Am ˌnɑ:n-] ADJ

non-shrink

que no encoge

Translations for shrank in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mellar

to shrink

revenir

to shrink

enjutarse (encogerse)

to shrink

encoger

to shrink

encoger

to shrink

encogerse

to shrink

enarcarse

to shrink

embeber

to shrink

shrank Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shrink away from sb/sth

echarse atrás ante alguien/algo

to shrink from (doing) sth

rehuir (hacer) algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sovereigns who had made him duke and grandee shrank from covering themselves with ridicule by revealing the way in which they had been deceived.

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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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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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The favoured size of the primary working unit progressively shrank.

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

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

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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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As the standing rows on the entire northern, the lower eastern and the lower western grandstands were converted into seats, the capacity shrank to 42,800.

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