| VERBO | change | encogerse, achicarse, contraerse, contraer, encoger, mermar | become smaller or draw together |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | encogerse, contraerse, reaccionar, recular, retroceder | draw back, as with fear or pain | |
| motion | encogerse, acurrucarse | crouch or curl up | |
| change | encogerse, contraerse | contract | |
| contact | encogerse, doblarse | fold or collapse |
| Sentido | Become smaller or draw together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | achicarse, contraerse, contraer, encoger, mermar | |
| Causado por | contraer, encoger, mermar | Reduce in size |
| Específico | encorvar, flexionar | contract |
| General | consumirse, desmoronarse, disminuir, menguar, mermar, reducirse | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Contrario | alargarse, darse, ensancharse, estirarse | Become longer by being stretched and pulled |
| ampliar, expandir, extenderse | Extend in one or more directions | |
| Inglés | shrink, contract | |
| Catalán | contraure, contreure, encongir, minvar | |
| Nombres | encogimiento | Process or result of becoming less or smaller |
| Sentido | draw back, as with fear or pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | contraerse, reaccionar, recular, retroceder | |
| Específico | replegarse, retractar, retraerse | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
| General | moverse, mover, trasladar | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Inglés | flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail | |
| Catalán | acovardir-se, contreure's, encongir-se, recular, retrocedir | |
| Nombres | estremecimiento de dolor, mueca de dolor | A reflex response to sudden pain |
| mueca de dolor | The facial expression of sudden pain / pain | |
| Sentido | crouch or curl up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimo | acurrucarse | |
| General | agachar, inclinarse, inclinar | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
| Inglés | huddle, cower | |
| Catalán | arronsar-se, encongir-se | |
| Sentido | contract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimo | contraerse | |
| General | cambiar de forma, deformar | assume a different shape or form |
| Similar | arrugar, chafarse | To gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
| Inglés | draw | |
| Catalán | contraure | |
| Sentido | Fold or collapse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimo | doblarse | |
| General | caer, ceder, colapsar, derrumbarse, desplomarse, desplomar, irse a pique, romperse | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| Inglés | buckle, crumple | |
| Catalán | doblegar-se, encongir-se | |
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