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shrivel up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
shrivel up vi phrasal	(dry and shrink)	resecarse⇒ v prnl
	A cut flower left in the hot sun will quickly shrivel up.
	Grapes shrivel up into raisins.
	Si dejas una flor cortada al sol se resecará rápidamente.
shrivel up vi phrasal	figurative (funding: cease) (figurado)	congelar⇒ vtr
	During the economic crisis, government aid for the arts tends to shrivel up.
	En periodos de crisis, hay tendencia a congelar las subvenciones a los artistas.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
shrivel, shrivel up vi	(shrink, dry up)	marchitarse⇒ v prnl
		secarse⇒ v prnl
	(piel)	arrugarse⇒ v prnl
	The fruit shriveled in the hot sun.
	La fruta se marchitó bajo el intenso sol.
	La fruta se secó bajo el intenso sol.
	La fruta se arrugó bajo el intenso sol.

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