shrink

schrumpfen, einlaufen

In der Größe oder Menge abnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: shrink to something (The group shrank to just five members.); shrink by something (The population shrank by ten percent.)

Synonyme: contract, decrease

Gegenteile: grow, expand

Häufige Wendungen: shrink in size, shrink by half, shrink over time

verkleinern

Die Größe oder Menge von etwas verringern.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: shrink something to something (I shrank the photo to half its original size.)

Synonyme: reduce

Gegenteile: enlarge, expand

Häufige Wendungen: shrink an image, shrink something down, shrink something to

zurückschrecken, sich ducken

Aus Angst oder Unbehagen zurückweichen oder den Körper zusammenziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: shrink back from someone/something (The child shrank back from the barking dog.); shrink away from someone/something (She shrank away from his hand.)

Synonyme: cower, flinch, recoil

Häufige Wendungen: shrink back, shrink away, shrink from someone

Psychiater, Psychologe

Umgangssprachlich für einen Arzt oder Therapeuten, der Menschen mit psychischen Problemen hilft.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist

Häufige Wendungen: see a shrink, talk to a shrink, my shrink