shrinking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shrinking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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a shrinking violet

una persona tímida y modesta

a shrinking/expanding client base

una base de clientes or de clientela en retracción/expansión

Translations for shrinking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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encogimiento

shrinking

retracción

shrinking

shrinking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shrinking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 shrinking 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

arredrarse ante alguien

to shrink (away) from sb

shrinking 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 mouth-shrinking aggression of both has been scaled back over the centuries since, and now it's one of the greatest long drinks in existence.

mancave.cbslocal.com

In particular, experts predict that this might lead to a shrinking of the labour force.

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Employers worried about a shrinking labor pool could look to the other 50% of the population to expand it, she said.

www.usatoday.com

The lake currently covers 16400 km2, but, like the Aral Sea, it is shrinking because of the diversion of water from the rivers that feed it.

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The miniaturization of camera systems calls for the continuous shrinking of pixel sizes.

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The average decrease of population between 2009 and 2012 was approximately 1.27% p.a., whereas the population in bordering rural regions is shrinking with accelerating tendency.

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Cutting back staff while staring a shrinking market cap in the face may be painful, but it's not a deathblow.

www.bbc.co.uk

From adjustable cuffs, non-iron shirts, water-repellent trousers, and uniforms that look great wash after wash, you won't need to worry about shrinking trousers or threadbare cardigans this year.

www.sundayworld.com

They included limited availability of agricultural land, high cost of finance, environmental restrictions, and retail price wars (shrinking farmer margins) which had lowered the price of milk.

www.odt.co.nz

This may have been due to the global economic crisis and shrinking demand.

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