shrink russian
остана́вливаться
to stop, to come to a halt, to pause, to pull up
to stay (as a guest), to put up (at a hotel), to lodge
to dwell (on a subject), to go into (a question), to touch (on)
to stop short (of), to shrink (from), to balk (at)
уме́ньшить
to reduce, to decrease, to lessen, to cut
to make smaller, to scale down, to shrink
уме́ньшиться
to decrease, to diminish, to be reduced, to go down
to become smaller, to shrink
сжима́ться
to contract, to be compressed, to shrink
to tighten, to constrict, to clench up
to curl up, to huddle up, to shrink back
to clench
уменьша́ть
to reduce, to decrease, to lessen, to cut down
to make smaller, to reduce in size, to scale down, to shrink
сверну́ться
to curl up, to coil up, to snuggle up, to huddle up
to curdle, to go sour, to clot, to coagulate
to be curtailed, to be cut back, to be scaled down, to shrink
to turn (onto another topic), to veer off
to be pushed aside, to be shoved out of place
to fall off, to slip down
to die after a short illness, to be carried off
сду́ться
to deflate, to go flat, to lose air, to shrink
to be blown away, to be blown off
сжа́ться
to contract, to shrink, to be compressed
to tighten, to clench, to sink (of the heart)
to huddle up, to curl up, to shrink back
to clench (of a fist), to close tightly
бре́зговать
to be squeamish about, to be disgusted by, to find distasteful
to disdain, to scorn, to shrink from
жа́ться
to press close (to), to cling (to), to snuggle up (to), to draw closer
to huddle up, to shrink up, to curl up
to squeeze (into), to crowd together, to push oneself (into)
to hesitate, to hem and haw, to be irresolute
to be stingy, to stint, to pinch pennies
свести́сь
to come down to, to boil down to, to amount to
to come to nothing, to dwindle away, to fizzle out
to shrink, to be reduced, to dwindle
съёжиться
to shrivel/cringe, to shrink
усо́хнуть
to dry up, to shrink from drying, to lose weight from drying
to shrivel up, to waste away, to become wizened
to die laughing, to laugh oneself sick
смо́рщиться
to make a wry face, to wince, to screw up one's face, to wrinkle up (one's face)
to shrivel, to shrink, to become wrinkled
усыха́ть
to dry out, to shrink from drying, to lose weight through drying
to shrivel up (with age), to waste away, to become shrunken
to die laughing, to crack up, to be in stitches
съёживаться
to shrivel, to shrink
отшатну́ться
to recoil, to start back, to shrink back, to flinch
to turn away (from someone), to break (with someone), to desert
смо́рщиваться
to wrinkle, to crease, to crinkle
to shrivel, to shrink, to contract
to frown, to furrow one's brow, to wince
ужа́ться
to shrink, to contract, to narrow
to cut back, to tighten one's belt, to economize, to make sacrifices
мельча́ть
to become smaller, to grow smaller, to shrink
to become shallower, to get shallow
to become petty, to degenerate, to lose significance
вжа́ться
to press oneself into, to shrink into, to huddle, to cringe
ужима́ться
to squeeze together, to crowd together, to cram in
to shrink, to contract, to be compressed
to be reaped, to be harvested
отша́тываться
to recoil (e.g. in fear or disgust), to start back, to shrink back, to flinch
ссыха́ться
to shrink, to shrivel
поджа́ться
to huddle up, to curl up, to draw oneself in
to duck, to take cover, to take shelter
to tighten, to squeeze together, to shrink
ужима́ть
to shrink (to fit), to cut down
бре́згать
to disdain, to shrink
сседа́ться
to shrink, to be made to shrink
ужа́риваться
to be thoroughly roasted, to be fried through, to be done (of meat)
to shrink while frying, to cook down, to lose volume in frying
недотро́га
touchy person, oversensitive person, shrinking violet, sensitive soul
prude, hard-to-get type, touch-me-not
уменьше́ние
decrease, reduction, lessening, decline
reduction (in size), shrinking, scaling down
уменьша́ющийся
decreasing, diminishing, shrinking, reducing
сжима́ющийся
contracting, shrinking, compressing, constricting
уса́дка
shrinkage, shrinking
contraction, shrinkage
сокраща́ющийся
shortening, contracting, decreasing, shrinking
усу́шка
loss of weight (through drying), shrinkage, natural wastage
утру́ска
loss in transit, natural shrinkage, spillage
съёживающийся
shrinking, shriveling, cowering, huddling
уменьша́вшийся
diminishing, decreasing, shrinking, that was decreasing
ссыха́ющийся
drying up, shriveling, shrinking (from drying)
усыха́ющий
drying up, withering, shriveling, shrinking
уса́живающийся
shrinking, contracting
сжима́вшийся
shrinking, contracting, compressing
ёжащийся
huddling, cowering, shrinking, shivering
сужа́вшийся
narrowing, constricting, shrinking
вжима́ющийся
pressing oneself into, shrinking, recoiling, huddling
отша́тывающийся
recoiling, flinching, shying away, shrinking back
пожима́ющийся
shrinking, huddling, cowering
пожима́вшийся
cowering, shrinking, huddling, shrugging (oneself)
сседа́ющийся
shrinking, settling, subsiding, compacting
ужа́ривающийся
shrinking when fried/roasted/cooked, losing volume/weight when cooked
поджима́ющийся
shrinking, tucking in, drawing in, huddling
поджима́вшийся
contracting, shrinking, drawn in, tucked in
ужима́ющий
compressing, squeezing, constricting, shrinking
ужима́вший
compressing, squeezing, shrinking, cutting down
ужима́ющийся
shrinking, contracting, compressing, recoiling
усыха́вший
drying up, withering, shrinking (from drying)
смо́рщивавшийся
wrinkling, shriveling, shrinking, becoming wrinkled
мельча́щий
becoming smaller, shrinking, diminishing, becoming finer
becoming shallow, shallowing
Examples
Виной сокраще́нию вну́треннего ры́нка была́ инфля́ция.
The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
My shrink is nuts.
You need to see a shrink.
Населе́ние Япо́нии сокраща́ется.
The Japanese population is shrinking.
Have you been seeing a shrink?
О́зеро Чад продолжа́ет уменьша́ться в разме́рах.
Lake Chad is continuing to shrink.
Пло́щадь льдов в Арктике уменьша́ется, потому что океа́н подо льдом стано́вится тепле́е.
The Arctic ice is shrinking because the ocean under the ice is warming.
Территория, захватываемая противником, быстро сокращалась.
The territory being captured by the opposing forces was rapidly shrinking.
Сжимающийся туман скрывал берег реки.
The shrinking fog concealed the riverbank.
Сжимавшийся от страха ребёнок молчал.
The child, shrinking with fear, remained silent.
Сокращающийся бюджет заставил компанию уволить часть сотрудников.
The shrinking budget forced the company to lay off some of its employees.
Сокращавшийся штат сотрудников был вновь расширен в этом году.
The staff, which had been shrinking, was expanded again this year.
Сокращавшийся рынок постепенно начал восстанавливаться.
The shrinking market gradually began to recover.
Опухоль, рассасывавшаяся неделями, наконец исчезла.
The tumor, which had been shrinking for weeks, finally disappeared.
Декатирующий пар помогает избежать усадки.
Decatizing steam helps prevent shrinkage.
Мельчающий шрифт делал текст неудобным.
The shrinking font made the text difficult to read.
Сугроб, обтаивающий у крыльца, постепенно уменьшался.
The snowdrift melting by the porch was gradually shrinking.
Бюджет, постоянно проедаемый расходами на ремонт, сокращался.
The budget, constantly eaten away by repair costs, was shrinking.
Тесто, сседающийся в холодильнике, стало плотнее.
The dough, shrinking in the refrigerator, became denser.
Он, стушёвывавшийся перед начальством, боялся сказать слово.
He, shrinking back in front of his superiors, was afraid to say a word.
Ужаривающийся кусок мяса заметно уменьшился в размере на сковороде.
The piece of meat, shrinking as it fried, noticeably decreased in size in the pan.
Сморщивающийся шарик медленно терял воздух.
The shrinking balloon was slowly losing air.
