English-German translation for "shrivel"

"shrivel" German translation

shrivel
[ˈʃrivl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf shriveled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr shrivelled>

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verwelken lassen, ausdörren verkümmern lassen unfähig hilflos machen
examples
  • also | aucha. shrivel up contract
    (ein-, zusammen)schrumpfenor | oder od sich zusammenziehen lassen
    also | aucha. shrivel up contract
  • also | aucha. shrivel up wrinkle
    also | aucha. shrivel up wrinkle
  • (ver)welken lassen, ausdörren
    shrivel cause to wither
    shrivel cause to wither
  • verkümmern lassen
    shrivel facultieset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrivel facultieset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • unfähigor | oder od hilflos machen
    shrivel make helpless figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrivel make helpless figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
shrivel
[ˈʃrivl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf shriveled; especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr shrivelled>

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verkümmern vergehen
examples
  • often | oftoft shrivel up of skinet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    (ein-, zusammen)schrumpfen, runz(e)ligor | oder od welk werden
    often | oftoft shrivel up of skinet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • often | oftoft shrivel up wither
    (ver)welken
    often | oftoft shrivel up wither
  • the skin shrivels with age
    die Haut wird im Alter runz(e)lig
    the skin shrivels with age
  • verkümmern
    shrivel figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrivel figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • faculties that shrivel
    brachliegende Fähigkeiten
    faculties that shrivel
  • (die) vergehen
    shrivel figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    shrivel figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Nicht gebaut. Und die Branche liegt daher am Boden.
There isn't any construction going on. And so the sector shrivels away.
Source: TED
Wenn so etwas einmal einreisst, dann beginnt die Fairness des politischen Prozesses zu bröckeln.
As it takes hold, the fairness of the political process shrivels.
Source: News-Commentary
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