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szarego
violette timide

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

shrinking violet SUST. coloq., hum.

shrinking violet
personne f timorée
she's no shrinking violet!
elle n'a pas froid aux yeux! coloq.
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. shrink [ingl. brit. ʃrɪŋk, ingl. am. ʃrɪŋk] SUST. coloq.

1. shrink:

shrink
psychanalyste mf

2. shrink (psychiatrist):

shrink
psy mf coloq.
shrink
psychiatre mf

II. shrink <pret. imperf. shrank; part. pas. shrunk or shrunken> [ingl. brit. ʃrɪŋk, ingl. am. ʃrɪŋk] V. trans.

shrink
faire rétrécir
shrink
contracter
shrink ANTR. head
réduire

III. shrink <pret. imperf. shrank, part. pas. shrunk or shrunken> [ingl. brit. ʃrɪŋk, ingl. am. ʃrɪŋk] V. intr.

1. shrink:

shrink fabric:
rétrécir
shrink timber:
se contracter
shrink piece of dough, meat:
réduire
shrink forest, area of land:
reculer
shrink boundaries:
se rapprocher
shrink economy, sales:
être en recul
shrink resources, funds:
s'amenuiser
shrink old person, body:
se tasser
the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50
les effectifs sont tombés de 200 à 50
to have shrunk to nothing team, household:
être quasiment réduit à néant
to have shrunk to nothing person:
n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink (physically)
reculer
to shrink from conflict, responsibility
se dérober devant
to shrink from doing
hésiter à faire
he didn't shrink from the task
il n'a pas rechigné à la tâche

shrinking [ingl. brit. ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ, ingl. am. ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ.

shrinking amount, numbers
qui diminue
shrinking population, market, revenue
en baisse
shrinking resource, asset
qui se raréfie
shrinking audience
qui s'amenuise

I. violet [ingl. brit. ˈvʌɪələt, ingl. am. ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] SUST.

1. violet BOT.:

violet
violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet
violet m

II. violet [ingl. brit. ˈvʌɪələt, ingl. am. ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] ADJ.

violet
violet/-ette

en el diccionario PONS

I. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] SUST. coloq.

shrink
psy mf

II. shrink <shrank [or ingl. am. shrunk], shrunk [or a. ingl. am. shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] V. trans.

shrink sweater
faire rétrécir
shrink costs
réduire

III. shrink <shrank [or ingl. am. shrunk], shrunk [or a. ingl. am. shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] V. intr.

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink sweater
rétrécir
shrink number, audience
se réduire
shrink profits
chuter

2. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from doing sth
être réticent à faire qc

I. violet [ˈvaɪələt, ingl. am. -lɪt] SUST.

1. violet BOT.:

violet
violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet
violet m

II. violet [ˈvaɪələt, ingl. am. -lɪt] ADJ.

violet
violet(te)

I. blue [blu:] ADJ.

1. blue (colour):

blue
bleu(e)
a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt
une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu
to turn blue
bleuir

2. blue fig.:

to feel blue
broyer du noir

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

once in a blue moon
tous les trente-six du mois
out of the blue
sans crier gare

II. blue [blu:] SUST.

blue
bleu m
sky blue
bleu ciel
the door is painted blue
la porte est peinte en bleu
to be a pale/deep blue
être d'un bleu pâle/profond
en el diccionario PONS

I. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] SUST. argot

shrink
psy mf

II. shrink <shrank [or shrunk] , shrunk [or shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] V. trans.

shrink sweater
faire rétrécir
shrink costs
réduire

III. shrink <shrank [or shrunk] , shrunk [or shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] V. intr.

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink sweater
rétrécir
shrink number, audience
se réduire
shrink profits
chuter

2. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from doing sth
être réticent à faire qc

I. violet [ˈvaɪə·lɪt] SUST.

1. violet BOT.:

violet
violette f

2. violet (color):

violet
violet m

II. violet [ˈvaɪə·lɪt] ADJ.

violet
violet(te)

I. blue [blu] ADJ.

1. blue (color):

blue
bleu(e)
light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt
jupe f bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu
to turn blue
bleuir

2. blue fig.:

to feel blue
broyer du noir

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

once in a blue moon
tous les trente-six du mois
out of the blue
sans crier gare

II. blue [blu] SUST.

blue
bleu m
sky blue
bleu ciel
the door is painted blue
la porte est peinte en bleu
to be a pale/deep blue
être d'un bleu pâle/profond
Present
Ishrink
youshrink
he/she/itshrinks
weshrink
youshrink
theyshrink
Past
Ishrank / shrunk
youshrank / shrunk
he/she/itshrank / shrunk
weshrank / shrunk
youshrank / shrunk
theyshrank / shrunk
Present Perfect
Ihaveshrunk
youhaveshrunk
he/she/ithasshrunk
wehaveshrunk
youhaveshrunk
theyhaveshrunk
Past Perfect
Ihadshrunk
youhadshrunk
he/she/ithadshrunk
wehadshrunk
youhadshrunk
theyhadshrunk
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Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

He bends creakily on one knee, with his bare and shrinking skin.
www.independent.co.uk
My way of thinking, which falls along a more conservative line, has been shrinking within the party.
en.wikipedia.org
Employers worried about a shrinking labor pool could look to the other 50% of the population to expand it, she said.
www.usatoday.com
Cutting back staff while staring a shrinking market cap in the face may be painful, but it's not a deathblow.
www.bbc.co.uk
From adjustable cuffs, non-iron shirts, water-repellent trousers, and uniforms that look great wash after wash, you won't need to worry about shrinking trousers or threadbare cardigans this year.
www.sundayworld.com

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