WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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shriveled up (US), shrivelled up (UK), shriveled-up (US), shrivelled-up (UK) adj | (dried and wrinkled) | ajado y reseco loc adj |
| | apergaminado/a adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| The shriveled-up leaf crumbled to dust in her fingers. |
| La hoja ajada y reseca de volvió polvo entre sus dedos. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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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. |