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shrunk

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃrʌŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃrʌŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shrungk)

From the verb shrink: (⇒ conjugate)
shrunk is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past (Nonstandard); v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
shrink⇒ vi	(become smaller)	encogerse⇒ v prnl
reducirse⇒ v prnl
contraerse⇒ v prnl
achicarse⇒ v prnl
My jumper has shrunk in the wash.
El suéter se encogió en la lavadora.
shrink [sth]⇒ vtr	(make smaller)	encoger
reducir⇒ vtr
contraer⇒ vtr
achicar⇒ vtr
The washing machine shrank my jumper.
La lavadora encogió mi suéter.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
shrink n	slang (psychiatrist)	psiquiatra, siquiatra n común
(coloquial, peyorativo)	loquero, loquera nm, nf
Sarah is working through some personal problems and sees a shrink once a week.
Sarah está teniendo problemas personales y ve a un psiquiatra una vez por semana.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
shrink away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep	figurative (be reluctant to face)	evitar⇒ vtr
alejarse de v prnl + prep
retroceder ante vi + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
Paul always shrinks away from confrontation.
shrink back vi phrasal	(back away)	retroceder⇒ vi
recular⇒ vi
The cat shrank back when Ian tried to approach it.
shrink from [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(avoid, retreat from) (informal)	achicarse ante v prnl + prep
(informal)	arrugar ante vi + prep
retraerse de v prnl + prep
rehuir⇒ vtr
A good leader never shrinks from a challenging situation.
Un buen líder nunca se achica ante una situación difícil.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
not shrink from [sth] v expr	(face bravely)	no acobardarse ante loc verb + prep
no amilanarse ante loc verb + prep
(AmL)	no achicarse ante loc verb + prep
(deber, responsabilidad...)	no rehuir loc verb
Soldiers need to not shrink from their duties even in the heat of battle.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Un buen emprendedor no se acobarda ante los grandes desafíos.
Los soldados no deben rehuir sus deberes incluso al calor del combate.
shrink away from doing [sth] v expr	figurative (be reluctant to face doing)	evitar hacer algo vtr
negarse a hacer algo v prnl + prep
no atreverse a hacer algo loc verb + prep
Amanda shrank away from giving Oliver the bad news.
shrink wrap n	(transparent film for wrapping food)	film transparente nm
(Argentina)	papel film nm
Usa mucho el papel film para la conservación de los alimentos.
shrink-wrap [sth]⇒ vtr	(food: wrap in transparent film) (Argentina)	foil de polietileno loc nom m
(España)	film transparente loc nom m
Note: Es anglicismo.
Ponele un foil de polietileno a las presas que sobraron antes de guardarlas en la heladera.
shrink-wrapped adj	(packaged in tight plastic)	envuelto en plástico loc adj
shrink-wrapped adj	(software package: ready-made)	en caja loc adj
empaquetado adj

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