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shrink away from

Principal Translations
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 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.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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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