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ele encolheu

shrunk, pulled back, flinched

ẽ k u ʎ e w → encolher
en put into; make become + colh gather; harvest + eu 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #36,998
shrunk, pulled back, flinched Simple past (pretérito perfeito) of “encolher” (he/she/it shrank; you/formal shrank).
PO: Com o frio, ele encolheu os ombros.
EN: Because of the cold, he shrugged/pulled back his shoulders.

Tom lavou seu suéter na máquina de lavar e ele encolheu.

Tom washed his sweater in the washing machine and it shrunk.

A nova camisa de Tom encolheu quando ele a lavou, e agora ela não serve.

Tom's new shirt shrank when he washed it, and now it doesn't fit.

Tom se encolheu.

Tom shrank back.

Apesar de que encolheu um pouco.

Although it shrank a little.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Meu suéter encolheu na lavagem.

My sweater shrank in the wash.