verb🔗ShareRétrécir, se rétrécirTo reduce in width or extent; to contract."We need to narrow the search."Nous devons rétrécir la recherche.amountareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe rétrécir, se resserrerTo get narrower."The road narrows."La route se rétrécit.conditionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlisser, rétrécir(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look."He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits."Il s'est mis devant moi, plissant les yeux en fentes.bodyappearanceactionphysiologyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, diminuerTo contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one."My grandmother is narrowing the toe of my wool socks by taking two stitches together to make them fit better. "Ma grand-mère réduit le bout de mes chaussettes en laine en prenant deux mailles ensemble pour qu'elles soient mieux ajustées.wearmaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, rétrécirTo convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values."to narrow an int variable to a short variable"réduire une variable int en une variable shortcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRétrécissement, rétrécissementThe process of becoming narrow."narrowings of the road"Rétrécissements de la routeprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRétrécissementThe part of a stocking that is narrowed."The pattern on the knitting instructions showed exactly where the narrowing of the stocking should begin. "Le motif sur les instructions de tricot indiquait exactement où le rétrécissement du bas devait commencer.wearpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
