shrink

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃrɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃrɪŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shringk)

Inflections of 'shrink' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shrinks
v 3rd person singular
shrinking
v pres p
shrank
v past
shrunk
v past (Nonstandard)
shrunk
v past p
shrunken
v past p (Rare)
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En esta página: shrink, headshrinker
'shrink' tiene referencia cruzada con 'headshrinker'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'shrink' is cross-referenced with 'headshrinker'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
headshrinker,
shrink n		 slang, pejorative (psychiatrist, psychoanalyst) (peyorativo)loquero, loquera nm, nf
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Locuciones verbales
shrink | headshrinker
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
shrink | headshrinker
InglésEspañol
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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'shrink' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
contract - mercerize - preshrink - shrivel - shrivel up - wither
Spanish:
achicar - empequeñecer - encoger - loquero - menguar - analista - reducir - condensar - matasanos - escapar - achucharrar - arredrar - contraer

Collocations: [packed, packaged, protected] with shrink-wrap, slang: you [should, need to] see a shrink!, slang: sees a shrink [regularly, once a week], more...

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