rétrécir

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French

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ étrécir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁe.siʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

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rétrécir

  1. to shrink
  2. to narrow

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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