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shrink·age
(shrĭng′kĭj)n.
1. The process of shrinking.
2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
3. A reduction in value; depreciation.
4. The total weight loss sustained by livestock in shipment to a market.
5. Loss of merchandise, especially through theft.
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shrinkage
(ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)n
1. the act or fact of shrinking
2. the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
3. (Agriculture) the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
4. (Commerce) the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
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shrink•age
(ˈʃrɪŋ kɪdʒ)n.
1. an act or process of shrinking.
2. the amount or degree of shrinking.
3. contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.
4. the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.
[1790–1800]
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Noun 1. [画像:shrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smaller]shrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
compression, contraction, condensation - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
2. shrinkage - the amount by which something shrinks
3. [画像:shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store]shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
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Translations
إنْكِماش، تَقَلُّص
sražení
krympningsvind
összezsugorodászsugorodás
òaî aî hlaupa/dragast saman
zrazenie
büzülmeçekme payı
shrinkage
[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] N (gen) → encogimiento m (Tech) (= contraction) → contracción f (Comm) (in shops) → pérdidas fplCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shrinkage
[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n [clothes] → rétrécissement mshrink wrap shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] n → film m plastique shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] vt → emballer sous film plastique shrink-wrapped [ˈʃrɪŋkræpt] adj → emballé(e) sous film plastiqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shrinkage
n (of material, clothes) → Einlaufen nt; (of wood) → Schwund m; (of metal) → Schrumpfung f; (fig: of tourism, economic growth etc) → Schrumpfung f, → Rückgang m; (Comm) → Schwund m, → Einbußen pl; there will be shrinkage with this material → dieser Stoff läuft noch ein
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shrinkage
[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n (of clothes) → restringimento (Comm) (in shops) → perdite fpl (dovute a danno o taccheggio)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrink1
(ʃriŋk) – past tense shrank (ʃrӕŋk) : past participle shrunk (ʃraŋk) verb1. to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller. My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes? krimp يَنْكَمِش свивам (се) encolher srazit (se) schrumpfen krympe μαζεύω στο πλύσιμο (για ρούχο), βάζω ένα ρούχο στο νερό να μαζέψει encoger kokku tõmbuma كوچك شدن kutistua rétrécir לְכַּווֵץ सिकुड़ना stisnuti se, stegnuti se összemegy mengkerut (láta) hlaupa restringersi 縮む 오그라들다 susitraukti sarauties; sarukt; dekatēt (audumu) mengecut krimpen krympe kurczyć się غونجېدل (منقبض كېدل)، سره ننوتل: ځان كښل، ګوښه كېدل (لكه له ډارڅخه): لنډېدل (لكه كالي چه لانده شي): ټيټېدل، كمېدل (لكه په ارزښت كې encolher a (se) strâmta давать усадку zraziť (sa) skrčiti (se) skupiti krympa หด çekmek, daralmak 縮小 давати усадку; зсідатися سکڑنا co lại 缩小
2. to move back in fear, disgust etc (from). She shrank (back) from the man. ineenkrimp يَجْفَل، يَرْتَد отдръпвам се recuar couvat zurückschrecken vige tilbage τραβιέμαι προς τα πίσω (π.χ. από φόβο) retroceder, echarse atrás eemale tõmbuma اكراه داشتن kavahtaa reculer devant qqch. לְהֵירָתַע पीछे हटना ustuknuti visszariad menciut hörfa, hrökkva (undan) indietreggiare, ritrarsi ひるむ 뒷걸음 치다 atšlyti atrauties [] berundur terugdeinzen vike, rygge tilbake cofać się ګوښه كېدل (لكه له ډارڅخه) a repugna отпрянуть cúvať (pred) odskočiti ustuknuti rygga กลัว korkuyla geri çekilmek 畏縮 відскочити; відступити خوف یا اکراہ سے پیچھے ہٹنا lùi lại , chùn lại 畏缩
3. to wish to avoid something unpleasant. I shrank from telling him the terrible news. vermy يُحْجِم، يَتَجَنَّب отбягвам evitar zdráhat se sich scheuen vige tilbage αποφεύγω να κάνω κτ. δυσάρεστο esquivar hoiduma بي ميلي نشان دادن epäröidä hésiter à faire qqch. לְהֵרָתַע किसी अप्रिय चीज से बचने की इच्छा prezati, žacati se meghátrál bersembunyi hika við að gera e-ð evitare, tirarsi indietro* しりごみをする 꽁무니를 빼다 vengti []vairīties mengelak terugdeinzen voor kvie seg for, grue seg til wstrzymywać się لنډېدل (لكه كالي چه لانده شي) evitar a ezita să facă ceva уклоняться zdráhať sa nerad kaj napraviti izbegavati dra (gruva) sig för หลบเลี่ยง çekinmek 迴避 (у когось) не вистачає духу کسی نازيبا چیز سے احتراز کرنا lưỡng lự 回避
ˈshrinkage (-kidʒ) noun the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks. inkrimping إنْكِماش، تَقَلُّص свиване encolhimento sražení das Schrumpfen svind; krympning συρρίκνωση, μάζεμα encogimiento kokkutõmbumine انقباض kutistuminen rétrécissement התכווצות संकुचन stezanje, smanjenje (össze)zsugorodás penyusutan, berkurang það að hlaupa/dragast saman restringimento 収縮 수축 susitraukimas saraušanās; saraušanās lielums pengecutan inkrimping krymping, svinn kurczenie się, ubytek غونجېدنه: لږېدنه: كمېدنه، سره ننوتنه، انقباض encolhimento strâmtare усадка zrazenie (látky) skrčenje skupljanje krympning, krympmån การหด büzülme; çekme payı 縮小(量) скорочення; усадка سکڑنے کا عمل، سکڑنے کی مقدار sự co 收缩(量)
shrunken (ˈʃraŋk(ən)) adjective having been made or become smaller. verskrompeld مُنْكَمِش، مُتَقَلِّص смален encolhido scvrklý einlaufen krympet συρρικνωμένος, μαζεμένος, ζαρωμένος encogido kokkutõmbunud چروك خورده kutistunut ratatiné מְכּווָץ सिकुड़ा हुआ skvrčen, upao összezsugorodott menciut rÿrnaður, samanskroppinn accorciato 縮んだ 오그라든 susitraukęs sarāvies; sarucis susut gekrompen skrumpet, krympet skurczony كوچنى كيدل، لنډيدل encolhido îngust, strâmt давший усадку scvrknutý skrčen skupljen krympt, hopfallen, insjunken กริยาช่องที่ 3 ของ shrink (หดลง) çekmiş, daralmış 縮小的 зморщений چھوٹا کیا ہوا đã co lại 收缩的
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