SHRINKING VIOLET - Prevod od engleski do nemački

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shrink·ing ˈvio·let N inf

shrinking violet

Mimose f <-, -n> oft pej

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engleski

nemački

to be a shrinking violet

ein scheues Reh sein fig

nemački

engleski

Huscheli

shrinking violet

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I. vio·let [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] N

1. violet (colour):

violet

Violett nt <-s, ->

2. violet BOT:

violet

Veilchen nt <-s, ->

Phrases:

to be a shrinking violet

ein scheues Reh sein fig

II. vio·let [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] ADJ

violet

violett

shrink·ing [ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

shrinking

schrumpfend attr

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

1. shrink (become smaller):

shrink

schrumpfen

shrink sweater

eingehen

to shrink dramatically fig

drastisch zusammenschrumpfen [o. sinken]

2. shrink liter (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. old schrickt] zurück, schreckte [o. old 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 inf

to shrink from a difficulty

einer Schwierigkeit aus dem Weg gehen

II. shrink <shrank [or Am esp shrunk], shrunk [or Am also shrunken]> [ʃrɪŋk] 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] N inf

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

Jednojezični primeri (nisu ih verifikovali PONS urednici)

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