縮

Meanings

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

ES: acortar, reducir, restringir, encoger, contraerse, estar rizado, rizar

Common words

• 圧縮あっしゅくcompression
• 恐縮きょうしゅくfeeling (much) obliged, being (very) grateful, being thankful
• 縮むちぢむto shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
• 縮小しゅくしょうreduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
• 縮めるちぢめるto shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
• 縮れるちぢれるto be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
• 短縮たんしゅくshortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation
• 縮まるちぢまるto shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

Example sentences

• セーターが洗濯せんたくで縮ちぢんだ。

  My sweater shrank in the wash.

  Mi suéter encogió al lavarlo.

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• 恐縮きょうしゅくだが、残業ざんぎょうしてもらわないと。

  I'm afraid you have to work overtime.

  Me temo que tú tendrás que trabajar horas extra.

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• 彼かれらは労働時間ろうどうじかんの短縮たんしゅくを要求ようきゅうしている。

  They are demanding shorter working hours.

  Ellos reclaman una reducción de su horario laboral.

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• パーマをかけたので、髪かみの毛けが縮ちぢれています。

  Now I have curly hair, because I had a perm.

  Tengo el pelo rizado porque me he hecho la permanente.

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