WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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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. |