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Detailed Translations for shrink back from English to French

shrink back:

to shrink back verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)

  1. to shrink back (recoil; recoil from; withdraw; shrink)
    reculer devant; décroître; diminuer; avoir un mouvement de recul; se décourager; caner; perdre courage
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • caner verb
  2. to shrink back (shrink; diminish; decrease; )
    amoindrir; décroître; fondre; diminuer
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • fondre verb (fonds, fond, fondons, fondez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
  3. to shrink back (shrink; diminish; shrivel; )

Conjugations for shrink back:

present
  1. shrink back
  2. shrink back
  3. shrinks back
  4. shrink back
  5. shrink back
  6. shrink back
simple past
  1. shrank back
  2. shrank back
  3. shrank back
  4. shrank back
  5. shrank back
  6. shrank back
present perfect
  1. have shrunk back
  2. have shrunk back
  3. has shrunk back
  4. have shrunk back
  5. have shrunk back
  6. have shrunk back
past continuous
  1. was shrinking back
  2. were shrinking back
  3. was shrinking back
  4. were shrinking back
  5. were shrinking back
  6. were shrinking back
future
  1. shall shrink back
  2. will shrink back
  3. will shrink back
  4. shall shrink back
  5. will shrink back
  6. will shrink back
continuous present
  1. am shrinking back
  2. are shrinking back
  3. is shrinking back
  4. are shrinking back
  5. are shrinking back
  6. are shrinking back
subjunctive
  1. be shrunk back
  2. be shrunk back
  3. be shrunk back
  4. be shrunk back
  5. be shrunk back
  6. be shrunk back
diverse
  1. shrink back!
  2. let's shrink back!
  3. shrunk back
  4. shrinking back
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for shrink back:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
décroître die away
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amoindrir decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up be shortcoming; curtail; cut down; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; take away; wain; waining
avoir un mouvement de recul recoil; recoil from; shrink; shrink back; withdraw
caner recoil; recoil from; shrink; shrink back; withdraw
diminuer decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; recoil; recoil from; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; withdraw abridge; be shortcoming; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; moderate; reduce; regress; remove; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; sink; take away; trim; tumble; use sparingly; wain; waining
décroître decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; recoil; recoil from; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; withdraw be shortcoming; curtail; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; scale down; shrink; shrink away; sink; take away; tumble; wain; waining
fondre decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; lessen; reduce; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up become less stiff; burn out; defrost; dissolve; fuse; fuze; melt; melt away; melt down; melt together; merge; smelt; stop freezing; thaw
perdre courage recoil; recoil from; shrink; shrink back; withdraw become despondent; become disheartened; become dispirited; despond; falter; flinch
reculer devant recoil; recoil from; shrink; shrink back; withdraw shrink from
se contracter diminish; dwindle; shrink; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wizen contract; decrease; go down; shrink; sink
se crisper diminish; dwindle; shrink; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wizen
se décourager recoil; recoil from; shrink; shrink back; withdraw become despondent; become disheartened; become dispirited; despond; falter; flinch
se ratatiner diminish; dwindle; shrink; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wizen shrivel up; wither
se rétrécir diminish; dwindle; shrink; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wizen decrease; go down; shrink; sink
se serrer diminish; dwindle; shrink; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; subside; wizen move closer; move up
- retract

Synonyms for "shrink back":


Related Definitions for "shrink back":

  1. pull away from a source of disgust or fear1

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