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empequeñecer

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
empequeñecer⇒ vtr	(reducir el tamaño) (loosely)	make [sth] smaller v expr
		make [sth] look smaller v expr
		make [sth] seem smaller v expr
	Los prismáticos cogidos del revés empequeñecen las figuras.
	Binoculars used in reverse make figures smaller.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
empequeñecerse⇒ v prnl	figurado (perder fuerza, valor) (figurative)	shrink⇒ vi
		feel insignificant v expr
		feel small v expr
	Al comenzar a gritarle su jefe se empequeñeció y no supo contestar.
	As soon as his boss started yelling at him he shrank and couldn't respond.
empequeñecer⇒ vtr	figurado (restar importancia) (pejorative)	belittle⇒ vtr
		play down vtr phrasal sep
	Empequeñece cualquier logro de su hermano porque le tiene celos.
	He belittles any achievement of his brother because he is jealous of him.

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