shrink

07:56 Mar 1, 2002
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Science
English term or phrase: shrink
To shrink an item
Cassie Sanders


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5 +1contrahere
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti


  

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contrahere


Explanation:
aliquid (something) contrahere

contrahere is the infinitive. It should be conjugated, then, in the person and tense you need. Verbal construction in Latin is much more complex than in English!

Hope it helps!

Flavio


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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 190

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