they shrink
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Present they conjugation of shrink.
It must be remembered that they shrink gradually.
Il faut se rappeler qu'ils diminuent peu à peu.
So they drop down away from the body to cool off, or they shrink back up to get warm.
donc elles descendent pour refroidir ou remontent pour se réchauffer.
Logically, the Aryanist should also prefer these people to Basques or Estonians, but let us hope they shrink back before this absurdity.
Logiquement, l’aryaniste devrait aussi préférer ces gens aux Basques et aux Estoniens, mais espérons qu’ils reculeront devant cette absurdité.
They do not make a complete surrender to Him, for they shrink from the consequences that such a surrender may involve.
Ils ne se sont pas donnés complètement à lui et ils reculent devant les conséquences qu’une telle renonciation pourrait impliquer.
We know that reforms of the pension systems have been introduced too hesitantly in various Member States, because they shrink from politically unpopular decisions.
Nous savons que dans plusieurs États membres, les réformes des systèmes de retraite ne sont engagées qu'avec beaucoup d'hésitation, parce que les gouvernements ont peur de prendre ces décisions politiquement impopulaires.
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