shrink

restringersi, ridursi

Diventare più piccolo o diminuire di quantità.

In inglese semplice: To become smaller in size or amount.

• This shirt shrinks in hot water.
• The lake shrank during the dry summer.
• Our savings have shrunk since we moved.

Come si usa: shrink to something (The group shrank to just five members.); shrink by something (The population shrank by ten percent.)

Sinonimi: contract, decrease

Contrari: grow, expand

Espressioni comuni: shrink in size, shrink by half, shrink over time

ridurre, restringere

Rendere qualcosa più piccolo o diminuirne la quantità.

In inglese semplice: To make something smaller in size or amount.

• Heat can shrink this fabric.
• She shrank the image to fit the page.
• Can we shrink the budget without cutting staff?

Come si usa: shrink something to something (I shrank the photo to half its original size.)

Sinonimi: reduce

Contrari: enlarge, expand

Espressioni comuni: shrink an image, shrink something down, shrink something to

rannicchiarsi, ritrarsi

Indietreggiare o rannicchiarsi per paura o disagio.

In inglese semplice: To move back or make your body smaller because you are frightened or uncomfortable.

• The boy shrank back in fear.
• She shrank away when he reached for her.
• He shrank into a corner as the shouting grew louder.

Come si usa: shrink back from someone/something (The child shrank back from the barking dog.); shrink away from someone/something (She shrank away from his hand.)

Sinonimi: cower, flinch, recoil

Espressioni comuni: shrink back, shrink away, shrink from someone

psicologo, psichiatra

Nome colloquiale per un medico o terapeuta che aiuta chi ha problemi di salute mentale.

In inglese semplice: A doctor or therapist who helps people with mental health problems.

• He sees a shrink every week.
• My shrink helped me manage my fear.
• She has spoken to several shrinks about her problems.

Sinonimi: therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist

Espressioni comuni: see a shrink, talk to a shrink, my shrink