shrink

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• /ˈʃɹɪŋk/
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From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”). The sense “psychologist, psychotherapist” is a clipping of head-shrinker.

189 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: психотерапевт (psihoterapevt) — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Czech: psychouš — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Dutch: zielenknijper — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Dutch: zielknijper — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Finnish: kallonkutistaja — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• French: psy — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• German: Seelenklempner — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• German: Irrenarzt — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Greek: τρελογιατρός (trelogiatrós) — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Hungarian: fejzsugorító — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Hungarian: lélekdoki — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Hungarian: agykurkász — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Hungarian: agyturkász — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Italian: strizzacervelli — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Italian: psichiatra — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Japanese: 精神科医 (seishin-kai) — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Korean: 정신과 의사 (jeongsin'gwa uisa) — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Russian: мозгопра́в (mozgopráv) — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Spanish: loquero — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Swedish: hjärnskrynklare — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Swedish: psykare — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Turkish: deli doktoru — psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)
• Arabic: تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Arabic: أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Armenian: փոքրանալ (pʻokʻranal) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Azerbaijani: kiçilmək — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Bulgarian: свивам се (svivam se) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Bulgarian: съкращавам се (sǎkraštavam se) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Catalan: encongir-se — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Chinese Mandarin: 收縮 /收缩 (shōusuō) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Chinese Mandarin: 縮 /缩 (suō) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Chinese Mandarin: 縮水 /缩水 (suōshuǐ) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Czech: scvrknout se — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Czech: smrštit se — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Czech: zmenšit se — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Danish: krympe — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Danish: krympe sig — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Dutch: krimpen — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Dutch: slinken — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Dutch: verschrompelen — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Egyptian: Aa1-U2:D4-G1-G1-A17 (ḫmꜣꜣ) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Esperanto: etiĝi — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Esperanto: ŝrumpi — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Esperanto: malkreskiĝi — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Finnish: kutistua — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• French: se réduire — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• French: rétrécir — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• French: se resserrer — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• German: schrumpfen — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Greek: μπάζω (bázo) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hebrew: התכווץ (hitkavéts) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hebrew: קטון (katón) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hindi: सिकुड़ना (sikuṛnā) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hungarian: összemegy — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hungarian: összehúzódik — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Hungarian: összezsugorodik — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Indonesian: mengecil — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Indonesian: menciut — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Irish: crap — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Italian: restringersi — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Italian: ritirarsi — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Japanese: 縮む (chijimu) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Japanese: 縮まる (chijimaru) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 수축(收縮)하다 (suchukhada) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 움츠러들다 (umcheureodeulda) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 움츠러지다 (umcheureojida) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 움츠리다 (umcheurida) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 움치다 (umchida) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Korean: 움치러지다 (umchireojida) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Lithuanian: susitraukti — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Māori: iti haere — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Middle English: schrynken — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Norwegian Nynorsk: krympa — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Polish: kurczyć się — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Portuguese: encolher — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Portuguese: contrair — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Romanian: micșora — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Romanian: contracta — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Romanian: diminua — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Romanian: intra la apă — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сжима́ться (sžimátʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сжа́ться (sžátʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сокраща́ться (sokraščátʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сократи́ться (sokratítʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: уменьша́ться (umenʹšátʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: уме́ньшиться (uménʹšitʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сади́ться (sadítʹsja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Russian: сесть (sestʹ) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Spanish: encogerse — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Spanish: achicarse — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Spanish: parvificarse — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Spanish: empequeñecer — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Spanish: empequeñecerse — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Swedish: krympa — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Tatar: keçeräyü — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Thai: หด (hòt) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Thai: หดตัว — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Turkish: küçülmek — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Turkmen: kiçelmek — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: скоро́чуватися (skoróčuvatysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: скороти́тися (skorotýtysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: стиска́тися (styskátysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: сти́скуватися (stýskuvatysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: сти́снутися (stýsnutysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: зме́ншуватися (zménšuvatysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Ukrainian: зме́ншитися (zménšytysja) — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Welsh: lleihau — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Welsh: mynd yn llai — intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
• Afrikaans: krimp — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Arabic: قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Bulgarian: намалявам (namaljavam) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Bulgarian: свивам (svivam) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Catalan: encongir — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Dutch: krimpen — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Esperanto: etigi — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Finnish: kutistaa — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• French: rétrécir — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• French: faire rétrécir — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• French: rapetisser — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• French: diminuer — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• German: schrumpfen — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• German: abnehmen — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Greek: συρρικνώνω (syrriknóno) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Hebrew: כיווץ (kivéts) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Hebrew: הקטין (hiktín) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Hindi: सिकोड़ना (sikoṛnā) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Indonesian: memperkecil — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Indonesian: menciutkan — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Irish: crap — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Italian: rimpiccolirsi — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Japanese: 縮める (chijimeru) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Japanese: 縮小する (shukushō suru) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Japanese: 短縮する (tanshuku suru) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Korean: 움츠러들이다 (umcheureodeurida) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Korean: 움츠러뜨리다 (umcheureotteurida) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Korean: 움츠러트리다 (umcheureoteurida) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Latin: minuō — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Latin: dīminuō — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Māori: pīngongo — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Middle English: schrynken — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Khiamniungan Naga: tsùp — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Norman: rap'tichi — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Norwegian: krympe — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Portuguese: encolher — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Romanian: micșora — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Russian: уменьша́ть (umenʹšátʹ) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Russian: уме́ньшить (uménʹšitʹ) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Russian: сжима́ть (sžimátʹ) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Russian: сжать (sžatʹ) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: encoger — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: mermar — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: jibarizar — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: parvificar — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: empequeñecer — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: engurrar — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Spanish: achicar — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Swedish: krympa — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Thai: หด (hòt) — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Turkish: küçültmek — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Turkish: ufaltmak — transitive: to cause something to shrink
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (andsitan) — to cower
• Greek: μαζεύομαι (mazévomai) — to cower
• Greek: ζαρώνω (zaróno) — to cower
• Greek: αποτραβιέμαι (apotraviémai) — to cower
• Māori: eti — to cower
• Māori: kumu — to cower
• Māori: maopo — to cower
• Middle English: schrynken — to cower
• Ottoman Turkish: پوصمق (pusmak) — to cower
• Finnish: luistaa — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Finnish: laistaa — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Finnish: luikkia — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• German: sich drücken — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Greek: λουφάρω (loufáro) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Ancient Greek: ὀκνέω (oknéō) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Japanese: 尻込みする (shirigomi suru) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Korean: 움츠러지다 (umcheureojida) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Korean: 움츠리다 (umcheurida) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Korean: 움츠러들다 (umcheureodeulda) — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Spanish: zafarse — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Spanish: rehuir — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Spanish: correrse — intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty
• Bulgarian: отдръпвам се (otdrǎpvam se) — to move back because of fear or disgust
• German: scheuen — to move back because of fear or disgust
• Ancient Greek: ἀποστέλλομαι (apostéllomai) — to move back because of fear or disgust
• Māori: eti — to move back because of fear or disgust
• Māori: maopo — to move back because of fear or disgust
• Middle English: schrynken — to move back because of fear or disgust
• Spanish: rehuir — to move back because of fear or disgust