shrink

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
2. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
3. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
4. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
6. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

Noun

1. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
2. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
3. (uncountable) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

Concetti

diminuire

restringersi

restringere

rattrapirsi

psichiatra

ridursi

decrescere

ridurre

abbreviare

accorciare

contrarsi

rimpicciolire

ritirarsi

strizacervelli

seccarsi

sfiorire

spampanare

strizzacervelli

sussultare

accorciarsi

insecchire

rimpicciolirsi

sgonfiarsi

tagliare con i denti

ridurre la dimensione

tagliare alla base

tagliare alla radice

tagliare un albero

decrementare

insecchirsi

abbassare

nanizzare

amputare

contrarre

far calare

limitare

psicologo

rendere più basso

appassire

avvizzire

consumarsi

fuggire

ingiallire

rinsecchire

scemare

sinonimi

contract

reduce

shrivel

diminish

decrease

shorten

flinch

lessen

dwindle

recoil

cringe

become smaller

wrinkle

cower

abridge

wince

psychiatrist

wither

compress

subside

become small

draw back

quail

abbreviate

draw

squinch

tighten

scale down

huddle

deflate

decline

hesitate

funk

lower

head-shrinker

curtail

ease

crumple

drop

wilt

withdraw

shudder

blench

bend

condense

retract

sag

collapse

parch

make smaller

Traduzioni

schrumpfen

diminuer

encolher

encogerse

mermar

encoger

abnehmen

rétrécir

verminderen

azalmak

einlaufen

menguar

azaltmak

diminuir

inkorten

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: schrynken

Ereditato da inglese antico: sċrincan

Affine olandese: schrinken

In summary

From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”).
The sense “psychologist, psychotherapist” is a clipping of head-shrinker.