shrink

rétrécir, diminuer

Devenir plus petit ou moins important en quantité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : shrink to something (The group shrank to just five members.); shrink by something (The population shrank by ten percent.)

Synonymes : contract, decrease

Contraires : grow, expand

Expressions courantes : shrink in size, shrink by half, shrink over time

réduire, rétrécir

Rendre quelque chose plus petit ou en diminuer la quantité.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : shrink something to something (I shrank the photo to half its original size.)

Synonymes : reduce

Contraires : enlarge, expand

Expressions courantes : shrink an image, shrink something down, shrink something to

se recroqueviller, reculer

Reculer ou se recroqueviller par peur ou malaise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : shrink back from someone/something (The child shrank back from the barking dog.); shrink away from someone/something (She shrank away from his hand.)

Synonymes : cower, flinch, recoil

Expressions courantes : shrink back, shrink away, shrink from someone

psy

Mot familier pour un médecin ou un thérapeute qui aide les personnes ayant des difficultés psychologiques.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist

Expressions courantes : see a shrink, talk to a shrink, my shrink