English-French translations for shrink

• rétrécir
• rapetisser
• abaisser
• abréger
• amoindrir
  La minorité chrétienne en Turquie ne cesse de s'amoindrir. The Christian minority in Turkey continues to shrink.
• diminuer
  En réalité, la Russie cherche tout simplement à éviter de voir sa sphère d'influence en Europe diminuer. Russia simply wishes to avoid the shrinking of its sphere of influence in Europe.
  Nous constatons que la part allouée aux régions françaises ne cesse de diminuer. We can see that the share allocated to the French regions is continually shrinking.
  Certaines initiatives ont été prises pour le faire diminuer, mais l'allure à laquelle cet écart se resserre est beaucoup trop lente. There have been some initiatives to decrease it, but the rate at which the gap is shrinking is much too slow.
• étrécir
• faire rétrécir
• frettage
• naniser
• psy
• psychiatre
• rétreindre
• se réduire
  Il est vrai aussi qu'il existe encore un écart entre les deux rives qui, d'un côté, est en train de se réduire, mais qui est encore là. It is also true that there is still a gap between the two shores: it is shrinking but it is still there.
  Dans les nouveaux États membres aussi, on constate que les écarts entre les régions, plutôt que de se réduire, ne font que s'accentuer. Even in the new Member States it is noticeable that the differences between the regions are growing rather than shrinking.
• se resserrer

Definition of shrink

• To cause to become smaller
• To become smaller; to contract
• To cower or flinch
• To draw back; to withdraw
• To withdraw or retire, as from danger
• To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust
• Shrinkage; contraction; recoil
• A psychiatrist or psychotherapist
• Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date

Examples

• The dryer shrank my sweater.
• This garment will shrink when wet.
• Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
• You need to see a shrink.
• My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.

Related words

• headshrinker
• shrinkage
• shrinking
• head-shrinker
• unshrinkable
• antishrink
• shrink start
• shrink hole
• shrink wrapper