Encogerse

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 21, 2009

encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by DailyWord

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 21, 2009

encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.

To me leather is cuero and piel is skin.

[laepelba]

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[tacuba]

Originally Posted by DailyWord

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 21, 2009

encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.

I think it should be "se encogen".

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by tacuba

I think it should be "se encogen".

I agree (coger y derivados: encoger, recoger, etc.)

[chileno]

Y encogerse de hombros = shrug

[CrOtALiTo]

The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?

[Cloudgazer]

Originally Posted by chileno

Y encogerse de hombros = shrug

Chileno, you always leave such nice jewels for us to add to our collections. U duh best, mahn!

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?

Para la piel humana: skin

Pero la piel humana no se encoge, se arruga...

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?

Piel viva es skin. Leather es cuero, pero (raramente - e.g. en algunos textos de antropología) se puede hablar de "leather made from/with human skin".