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"Shrinks" is a form of "shrink", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "encogerse". "Mainstream" is a noun which is often translated as "la corriente dominante". Learn more about the difference between "mainstream" and "shrinks" below.
mainstream(
meyn
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strim
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la corriente dominante (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Recent events have driven the mainstream to be more suspicious of foreigners.Los acontecimientos recientes han impulsado a la corriente dominante a desconfiar más de los extranjeros.
b. la corriente principal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Neoliberalism is the preferred economic theory of the global mainstream.El neoliberalismo es la teoría económica preferida de la corriente principal global.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. mayoritario
How can they claim to be a mainstream party with a leader that holds such radical views?¿Cómo pueden afirmar que es un partido mayoritario cuando el líder tiene unas opiniones tan radicales?
b. dominante
The dictator labeled everyone who expressed anything other than the mainstream ideology as a threat.El dictador calificó a todos los que expresaran algo contrario a la ideología dominante como amenaza.
c. convencional
People are turning to remedies outside mainstream medicine to help with a variety of ailments.La gente está recurriendo a remedios que no forman parte de la medicina convencional para aliviar varias dolencias.
d. establecido
Eliezer's paintings have seldom been seen in the mainstream art world.Los cuadros de Eliezer se han visto poco en el mundo del arte establecido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. integrar
The school has decided to mainstream all ESL students.La escuela ha tomado la decisión de integrar todos los alumnos en clases de inglés como segunda lengua.
shrink(
shrihngk
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. encogerse
A dryer won't make all parts of the sweater shrink equally.La secadora no hará que todas las partes del suéter se encojan en igual medida.
b. reducirse
The beach shrunk by ten feet after the storm washed away the sand.La playa se ha reducido diez pies después de que la tormenta se llevara la arena.
c. disminuir
We changed to a new service provider and our expenses shrank.Cambiamos a un nuevo proveedor de servicios y nuestros gastos disminuyeron.
e. contraerse
Metal shrinks slightly in cold temperatures.El metal se contrae ligeramente con temperaturas frías.
a. retroceder ante
She shrank from the idea of seeing his terrifying image again.Ella retrocedió ante la idea de ver su imagen terrorífica de nuevo.
b. no atreverse a
He shrank from telling her the truth about her sister.No se atrevió a decirle la verdad sobre su hermana.
c. recular ante
Tom has a habit of shrinking from intimacy.Tom tiene un hábito de recular ante la intimidad.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (colloquial) (medical)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el psiquiatra (M), la psiquiatra (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't know how to handle this situation. I need to see a shrink.No sé como enfrentarme a esta situación. Necesito ver a un psiquiatra.
b. el loquero (M), la loquera (F) (slang)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Patricia graduated and immediately began working as a shrink.Patricia se graduó y acto seguido empezó a trabajar de loquera.
