SHRINKING VIOLET - Traduzione inglese-tedesco

shrink·ing ˈvio·let SOST colloq

shrinking violet

Mimose f <-, -n> oft pegg

inglese

tedesco

to be a shrinking violet

ein scheues Reh sein fig

tedesco

inglese

Huscheli

shrinking violet

I. vio·let [ˈvaɪələt, ingl am -lɪt] SOST

1. violet (colour):

violet

Violett nt <-s, ->

2. violet BOT:

violet

Veilchen nt <-s, ->

locuzioni:

to be a shrinking violet

ein scheues Reh sein fig

II. vio·let [ˈvaɪələt, ingl am -lɪt] AGG

violet

violett

shrink·ing [ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] AGG

shrinking

schrumpfend attr

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

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink

schrumpfen

shrink sweater

eingehen

to shrink dramatically fig

drastisch zusammenschrumpfen [o. sinken]

2. shrink letter (cower):

shrink

sich acc ducken

to shrink at sth

bei etw dat zusammenzucken

3. shrink (pull back):

to shrink away

zurückweichen

to shrink away

zurückschrecken <schreckt [o. ant schrickt] zurück, schreckte [o. ant schrak] zurück, zurückgeschreckt>

to shrink away from sb/sth

vor jdm/etw zurückschrecken

4. shrink (show reluctance):

to shrink from [doing] sth

sich acc vor etw dat drücken colloq

to shrink from a difficulty

einer Schwierigkeit aus dem Weg gehen

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

to shrink sth

etw schrumpfen lassen

I shrank another shirt today

mir ist heute schon wieder ein Hemd eingegangen

to shrink costs

die Kosten senken

III. shrink [ʃrɪŋk] SOST colloq

shrink

Psychiater(in) m (f) <-s, ->

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)

The combination is surprisingly wearable even for the shrinking violet.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Even ten minutes of sustained clapping could not convince the shrinking violet to bring the concert to a fitting conclusion.

ottawacitizen.com

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

www.independent.ie

But in person he is more shrinking violet than lounge lizard.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And it wasn't exactly a shrinking violet about what "tax and regulatory frameworks" it had in mind.

www.abc.net.au