encogerse

encogerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (contraerse) to contract

2 (tejido) to shrink

3 figurado (amilanarse) to be intimidated

■ sé valiente y no te encojas ante los demás be brave and don't let others intimidate you

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VPR

1) to shrink

2)

encogerse de hombros — to shrug one's shoulders

3) [persona] (=acobardarse) to cringe; (=desanimarse) to get discouraged

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(v.) = flinch, cringe

Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex. That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.

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(v.) = flinch, cringe

Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.

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■encogerse verbo reflexivo (sobre uno mismo) to contract: se encogió de hombros, she shrugged her shoulders
se encogió en la cama para dormir, he curled up to go to sleep
'encogerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hombro
- encoger
English:
cringe
- shrug
- cower

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vpr

1. [ropa, tejido, filete] to shrink;

se me encoge el corazón de oírla llorar it makes my heart bleed to hear her cry

2. [contraerse] [miembro, músculo] to contract;

no te encojas al andar don't slouch when you walk;

encogerse de hombros to shrug one's shoulders

3. [apocarse] to cringe;

es muy tímido y se encoge ante sus superiores he's very timid and he clams up in the presence of his superiors

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encogerse

v/r

1 de material shrink;

encogerse de hombros shrug (one’s shoulders)

2 fig : de persona be intimidated, cower

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vr

1) : to shrink

2) : to be intimidated, to cower, to cringe

3)

encogerse de hombros : to shrug (one's shoulders)