"shrink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

shrink verbo

shrink + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
shrink tumors • shrink government • shrink the Kids • shrink one's work force • shrink the size • ...
verbo + shrink
Kolokacji: 6
seem to shrink • begin to shrink • continue to shrink • cause to shrink • begin shrinking • ...
shrink + preposición
Kolokacji: 30
shrink from • shrink by • shrink into • shrink down • shrink to • ...
shrink + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 27
shrink away • shrink rapidly • shrink further • shrink dramatically • steadily shrink • ...
(3) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
1. shrink slightly = psychoanalityk nieznacznie shrink slightly
2. shrink somewhat = psychoanalityk nieco shrink somewhat
  • The roster shrunk somewhat over previous years and was now down to just 19 players.
  • Since the writers' strike began in March, the list has somewhat shrunk.
  • Stile had shrunk somewhat, but remained a big fish, about half the weight of a man.
  • Of course, he is somewhat shrinking by nature.
  • Ten years later, that figure had swelled to $60 billion, although this year it seems likely to shrink somewhat to $52 billion.
  • After the fall of the Confed, an enemy she'd never really thought they'd defeat, life had shrunk somewhat.
  • Later productions require shader model 2.0 to run, somewhat shrinking the audience but maintaining much of the same style.
  • Tin catalyst silicones will shrink somewhat and do not have a long shelf life.
  • Even though foundation assets have shrunk somewhat because of weakness in the stock market and the economy, the giving continues apace.
  • For its return engagement, the festival has shrunk somewhat and has been more sharply focused.

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