rétrécir

C’est pour cela que le livre avait rétréci !
That's why the book shrunk!
Et si le temps avait rétréci ?
What if time shrunk, too?
Et c'était comme s'il avait rétréci, tu le sais ?
And it was like he'd shrunk, you know?
L'étendue d'eau entre la Russie et l'Alaska avait rétréci.
The water between Russia and Alaska had receded.
Il avait rétréci au point qu'il ne se rendait pas compte que deux heures s'étaient écoulées pendant la séance d'entraînement.
It had shrunk to the point that he did not realize that two hours had passed during the practice session.
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