EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
shrink. 1 v.i. a Crapann, giortaíonn. It shrank in the wash, ghiortaigh sé, chrap sé, sa níochán. b Cúbaim, conlaím, chugam. To shrink away, cúlú go faiteach. To shrink (back) from (doing) sth., loiceadh ó rud a dhéanamh. His mind shrank from the idea, dhiúltaigh sé don smaoineamh. c F: To shrink into oneself, cúbadh fút, conlú chugat féin. 2 v.tr. Giortaím (éadach).
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Shrinking capital, caipiteal atá ag laghdú.
Shrinking (away, back) from sth., cúlú ó rud; cúbadh m siar ó rud.
Woollens that tend to shrink, éadaí olla atá tucarach do chrapadh.