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1 cringe
intransitive verbzusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschencringe away or back [from somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] zurückschrecken
it makes me cringe — (in disgust) da wird mir schlecht
* * *[krin‹](to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) sich ducken* * *[krɪnʤ]vishe \cringed away from the blow sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichento \cringe back in terror ängstlich zusammenzuckenwe all \cringed with embarrassment das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich* * *[krIndZ]vito cringe before sb — vor jdm zurückweichen or -schrecken
he cringed at the thought — er or ihn schauderte bei dem Gedanken
he cringed when she mispronounced his name — er zuckte zusammen, als sie seinen Namen falsch aussprach
to go cringing to sb —
a cringing person cringing behaviour — ein Kriecher m kriecherisches Benehmen
* * *cringe [krındʒ]A v/i1. sich (besonders furchtsam oder unterwürfig) ducken:a) zusammenzucken (bei),b) zurückschrecken (vor dat)before, to vor dat)B sa) kriecherische Höflichkeitb) kriecherische Verbeugung* * *intransitive verbzusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschencringe away or back [from somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] zurückschrecken
it makes me cringe — (in disgust) da wird mir schlecht
* * *v.kriechen v.(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen) -
2 cringe
[krɪnʤ] vishe \cringed away from the blow sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen;to \cringe back in terror ängstlich zusammenzucken2) ( shiver) schaudern;we all \cringed with embarrassment das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich -
3 cringe-making
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4 cringe-making
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5 cultural
adjectivekulturell [Entwicklung, Ereignis, Interessen, Beziehungen]cultural revolution/anthropology — Kulturrevolution/-anthropologie, die
* * *adjective Kultur...* * *cul·tur·al[ˈkʌltʃərəl]adj kulturell\cultural stereotype Klischee nt\cultural anthropology Kulturanthropologie f\cultural attaché Kulturattaché m\cultural backwater [or desert] Kulturwüste fthis town's a bit of a \cultural desert! in dieser Stadt ist kulturell überhaupt nichts los!\cultural exchange Kulturaustausch m\cultural interest Interesse nt für Kunst und Kultur\cultural revolution Kulturrevolution f* * *['kʌltSərəl]adjKultur-; resemblances, events kulturellcultural differences — kulturelle Unterschiede pl, Kulturunterschiede pl
what sort of cultural activities are there? — was wird kulturell geboten?
could you not do something a little more cultural with your spare time? — könntest du deine Freizeit nicht etwas kultivierter gestalten or verbringen?
culture channel (TV, Rad) — Kulturkanal m
(world) cultural heritage — (Welt)kulturerbe nt
* * *cultural [ˈkʌltʃərəl; ˈkʌltʃrəl] adj1. a) kulturell (Aktivitäten)b) Kultur…:cultural agreement (attaché, exchange, heritage oder inheritance, life, pessimism, revolution, scene, etc);Cultural Heritage of the World Weltkulturerbe n;2. gezüchtet, Kultur…:cultural variety Kulturvarietät f* * *adjectivekulturell [Entwicklung, Ereignis, Interessen, Beziehungen]cultural revolution/anthropology — Kulturrevolution/-anthropologie, die
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6 cultural
kulturell;\cultural stereotype Klischee nt;\cultural anthropology Kulturanthropologie f;\cultural attaché Kulturattaché m;this town's a bit of a \cultural desert! in dieser Stadt ist kulturell überhaupt nichts los!;\cultural exchange Kulturaustausch m;\cultural interest Interesse nt für Kunst und Kultur;\cultural revolution Kulturrevolution f
См. также в других словарях:
Cringe — Cringe, v. t. To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Till like a boy you see him cringe his face, And whine aloud for mercy. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cringe — Cringe, n. Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility. With cringe and shrug, and bow obsequious. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cringe — (kr[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cringed} (kr[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cringing}.] [As. crincgan, cringan, crincan, to jield, fall; akin to E. crank.] To draw one s self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cringe — [krındʒ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Old English cringan to give up ] 1.) to move away from someone or something because you are afraid ▪ A stray dog was cringing by the door. ▪ She cringed away from him. 2.) to feel embarrassed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cringe — cringe·ling; cringe; … English syllables
cringe — index truckle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cringe — early 13c., from causative of O.E. cringan give way, fall (in battle), become bent, from P.Gmc. *krank bend, curl up (Cf. O.N. kringr, Du. kring, Ger. Kring circle, ring ). Related: Cringed; cringing. As a noun from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
cringe — cower, truckle, *fawn, toady Analogous words: *recoil, quail, flinch, blench, wince: bow, cave, *yield, submit, defer … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cringe — meaning ‘to shrink back in fear’, has inflected forms cringed, cringing … Modern English usage
cringe — [v] flinch, recoil from danger blench, cower, crawl, crouch, dodge, draw back, duck, eat dirt, grovel, kneel, quail, quiver, shrink, shy, start, stoop, tremble, wince; concepts 188,195 Ant. come forward … New thesaurus
cringe — ► VERB (cringing) 1) bend one s head and body in fear or in a servile manner. 2) have a sudden feeling of embarrassment or disgust. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cringing. ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «bend, yield, fall in battle»; related to… … English terms dictionary