縮める

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink

2. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle

3. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)

In Spanish

1. acortar; recortar; reducir

Kanji in this word

• 縮

Example sentences

• すさんだ生活せいかつを送おくるのは、命いのちを縮ちぢめるようなものだ。

  Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.

  Vivir la vida en la pista rápida es como quemar una vela por ambos extremos.

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