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skwə:m1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.)2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.)tr[skwɜːm]1 (twist) retorcerse2 (feel embarrassment) sentirse incómodo,-asquirm ['skwərm] vi: retorcersev.• retorcer v.• retorcerse v.• serpentear v.skwɜːrm, skwɜːma) ( move) retorcerse*he'll try to squirm out of doing it — va a tratar de librarse de hacerlo, va a tratar de hurtarle or (AmL tb) de sacarle el cuerpo
b) ( feel embarrassed)[skwɜːm]VI retorcerseto squirm with embarrassment — estar violento, avergonzarse mucho
* * *[skwɜːrm, skwɜːm]a) ( move) retorcerse*he'll try to squirm out of doing it — va a tratar de librarse de hacerlo, va a tratar de hurtarle or (AmL tb) de sacarle el cuerpo
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intransitive verb* * *[skwə:m]1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) sich krümmen2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) sich winden* * *[skwɜ:m, AM skwɜ:rm]seeing all that blood made Irene \squirm beim Anblick des vielen Blutes wurde Irene übelrats make him \squirm er ekelt sich vor Rattento \squirm with embarrassment sich akk vor Verlegenheit windento give a \squirm zusammenzuckento give a \squirm of embarrassment sich akk vor Verlegenheit winden* * *[skwɜːm]1. nWinden nt2. visich winden; (in distaste) schaudern; (with embarrassment) sich (drehen und) winden; (from discomfort) hin und her rutschenblood/that joke makes me squirm — bei Blut/diesem Witz dreht sich in mir alles herum
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[skwə:m]1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) zvijati se2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) biti v zadregi* * *[skwə:m]1.nounzvijanje (od bolečin); figuratively nemirno sedenje (stanje, ležanje), (rahlo) premikanje, mencanje; nautical zapletenost, zamotanost (vrvi);2.intransitive verbzvijati se (kot črv); nemirno sedeti (ležati, stati); (rahlo) se premikati; figuratively biti v zadregi, ženirati se, ne vedeti, kam bi se skrili (od sramu, zadrege)to squirm with embarrassment — iz zadrege ne vedeti, kaj bi napravili -
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squirm [skwɜ:m]∎ he squirmed out of my grasp il a échappé à mon étreinte en se tortillant;∎ she squirmed with impatience elle était tellement impatiente qu'elle ne tenait plus en place∎ to squirm with embarrassment être mort de honte;∎ the reporters are going to make him squirm! devant la presse, il ne saura pas où se mettre!;∎ I still squirm when I remember how I treated her j'ai encore honte quand je pense à la manière dont je l'ai traitée;∎ his speech was so bad it made me squirm son discours était si mauvais que j'en ai eu honte pour lui∎ to squirm one's way out of a situation se sortir d'une situation;∎ to squirm one's way out of one's commitments se défiler de ses obligations -
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I [skwɜːm]nome contorcimento m., attorcigliamento m.II [skwɜːm]verbo intransitivo [snake, worm] attorcigliarsi; [ fish] guizzare; [ person] (in pain) contorcersi; fig. (with embarrassment) sentirsi a disagio* * *[skwə:m]1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) contorcersi, torcersi2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) vergognarsi* * *squirm /skwɜ:m/n.contorcimento; contorsione.(to) squirm /skwɜ:m/v. i.1 contorcersi; torcersi; dimenarsi2 (fig.) essere imbarazzato; stare sulle spine3 (fig.) vergognarsi; sentirsi in colpa● to squirm out of st., liberarsi da qc. ( un impegno, ecc.) □ to squirm with shame, vergognarsi come un ladro.* * *I [skwɜːm]nome contorcimento m., attorcigliamento m.II [skwɜːm]verbo intransitivo [snake, worm] attorcigliarsi; [ fish] guizzare; [ person] (in pain) contorcersi; fig. (with embarrassment) sentirsi a disagio -
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squirm vi ( wriggle) [snake, worm etc] se tortiller ; [fish] frétiller ; [kitten, puppy] remuer ; [person] (in pain, agony) se tordre ; fig ( with embarrassment) [[person]] être très mal à l'aise, être au supplice ; ( with revulsion) être écœuré, avoir la nausée ; to make sb squirm ( with embarrassment) rendre qn mal à l'aise ; ( with revulsion) écœurer qn ; he squirmed on his chair il se tortillait sur sa chaise tellement il était gêné. -
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1. [skwɜ:m] n1. корча; извивание2. поёживание, ёрзание2. [skwɜ:m] v1. 1) корчиться; изгибаться, извиваться2) увернуться, увильнуть2. двигаться извиваясьthe snake squirms among the leaves - змея, извиваясь, ползёт среди листвы
3. смущённо поёживаться; корчиться от стыдаto squirm under a reproach [a sarcasm] - сжаться, услышав упрёк [саркастическое замечание]
to make smb. squirm - мучить кого-л. (вопросами, насмешками и т. п.)
I'll make him squirm yet! - ≅ он у меня ещё попляшет!
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s.torcimiento; movimiento causado por el dolor.v.retorcerse, contorcerse, contonearse.vi.1 retorcerse (wriggle); ruborizarse, avergonzarse (with embarrassment), apenarse (Am.)2 contonearse.(pt & pp squirmed)
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