SHRINKING VIOLET - Traduzione inglese-francese

shrinking violet SOST colloq, scherz

shrinking violet

personne f timorée

she's no shrinking violet!

elle n'a pas froid aux yeux! colloq

I. shrink [ingl brit ʃrɪŋk, ingl am ʃrɪŋk] SOST colloq

1. shrink:

shrink

psychanalyste mf

2. shrink (psychiatrist):

shrink

psy mf colloq

shrink

psychiatre mf

II. shrink <pret shrank; part perf shrunk or shrunken> [ingl brit ʃrɪŋk, ingl am ʃrɪŋk] VB vb trans

shrink

faire rétrécir

shrink

contracter

shrink ANTROPOL head

réduire

III. shrink <pret shrank, part perf shrunk or shrunken> [ingl brit ʃrɪŋk, ingl am ʃrɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. shrink:

shrink fabric:

rétrécir

shrink timber:

se contracter

shrink piece of dough, meat:

réduire

shrink forest, area of land:

reculer

shrink boundaries:

se rapprocher

shrink economy, sales:

être en recul

shrink resources, funds:

s'amenuiser

shrink old person, body:

se tasser

the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50

les effectifs sont tombés de 200 à 50

to have shrunk to nothing team, household:

être quasiment réduit à néant

to have shrunk to nothing person:

n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os

2. shrink (recoil):

shrink (physically)

reculer

to shrink from conflict, responsibility

se dérober devant

to shrink from doing

hésiter à faire

he didn't shrink from the task

il n'a pas rechigné à la tâche

shrinking [ingl brit ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ, ingl am ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] AGG

shrinking amount, numbers

qui diminue

shrinking population, market, revenue

en baisse

shrinking resource, asset

qui se raréfie

shrinking audience

qui s'amenuise

I. violet [ingl brit ˈvʌɪələt, ingl am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] SOST

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II. violet [ingl brit ˈvʌɪələt, ingl am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] AGG

violet

violet/-ette

I. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] SOST colloq

shrink

psy mf

II. shrink <shrank [or ingl am shrunk], shrunk [or a. ingl am shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB vb trans

shrink sweater

faire rétrécir

shrink costs

réduire

III. shrink <shrank [or ingl am shrunk], shrunk [or a. ingl am shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink sweater

rétrécir

shrink number, audience

se réduire

shrink profits

chuter

2. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from doing sth

être réticent à faire qc

I. violet [ˈvaɪələt, ingl am -lɪt] SOST

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II. violet [ˈvaɪələt, ingl am -lɪt] AGG

violet

violet(te)

I. blue [blu:] AGG

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

locuzioni:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II. blue [blu:] SOST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

I. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] SOST sl

shrink

psy mf

II. shrink <shrank [or shrunk] , shrunk [or shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB vb trans

shrink sweater

faire rétrécir

shrink costs

réduire

III. shrink <shrank [or shrunk] , shrunk [or shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink sweater

rétrécir

shrink number, audience

se réduire

shrink profits

chuter

2. shrink (be reluctant to):

to shrink from doing sth

être réticent à faire qc

I. violet [ˈvaɪə·lɪt] SOST

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (color):

violet

violet m

II. violet [ˈvaɪə·lɪt] AGG

violet

violet(te)

I. blue [blu] AGG

1. blue (color):

blue

bleu(e)

light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

jupe f bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

locuzioni:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II. blue [blu] SOST

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Present

I	shrink
you	shrink
he/she/it	shrinks
we	shrink
you	shrink
they	shrink

Past

I	shrank / shrunk
you	shrank / shrunk
he/she/it	shrank / shrunk
we	shrank / shrunk
you	shrank / shrunk
they	shrank / shrunk

Present Perfect

I	have	shrunk
you	have	shrunk
he/she/it	has	shrunk
we	have	shrunk
you	have	shrunk
they	have	shrunk

Past Perfect

I	had	shrunk
you	had	shrunk
he/she/it	had	shrunk
we	had	shrunk
you	had	shrunk
they	had	shrunk

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

It has to be said, she was no shrinking violet, and published a book herself.

www.digitaljournal.com

He's certainly no shrinking violet when it comes to pithy online attacks.

blogs.vancouversun.com

The shrinking violet is someone who might have once come close to being a quitter.

www.independent.ie

Parliament is a robust place and nobody in this house is a shrinking violet.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

The combination is surprisingly wearable even for the shrinking violet.

www.nzherald.co.nz