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1 tressaillement
tressaillement [tʀesajmɑ̃]masculine nounb. ( = sursaut) start* * *tʀɛsajmɑ̃nom masculin1) (de surprise, peur) start; (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir) quiver; ( de douleur) wince2) ( tremblement) (de personne, muscle, d'animal) twitch; (de machine, sol) vibration* * *tʀesajmɑ̃ nm[peur] shiver, shudder, [joie] quiver* * *1 (de surprise, peur) start (de of); (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir) quiver (de of); ( de douleur) wince; avoir des tressaillements (de surprise, peur) to start (de with); (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir) to quiver (de with); ( de douleur) to wince (de with);[tresajmɑ̃] nom masculin[de joie] thrill -
2 tressaillir
tressaillir [tʀesajiʀ]➭ TABLE 13 intransitive verba. ( = frémir) (de plaisir) to quiver ; (de peur) to shudder ; (de douleur) to wince ; [muscle, personne ou animal à l'agonie] to twitchb. ( = sursauter) to give a start* * *tʀɛsajiʀverbe intransitif1) (de surprise, peur) to start (de with); (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir) to quiver; ( de douleur) to wince2) ( trembler) [personne, animal, muscle] to twitch; [machine, sol, chose] to vibrate* * *tʀesajiʀ vi* * *tressaillir verb table: assaillir vi1 (de surprise, peur) to start (de with); (de plaisir, joie, d'espoir) to quiver (de with); ( de douleur) to wince (de with);2 ( trembler) [personne, animal, muscle] to twitch; [machine, sol, chose] to vibrate.[tresajir] verbe intransitif -
3 grimace
grimace [gʀimas]feminine noun• il a fait la grimace quand il a appris la décision he pulled a long face when he heard the decision* * *gʀimasfaire des grimaces — lit to make faces; fig to be fussy
faire une grimace à quelqu'un — to make ou pull a face at somebody
faire la grimace — ( devant un prix élevé) to wince; ( de réticence) to make ou pull a face; singe
* * *ɡʀimas nf1) (de douleur) grimace2) (pour faire rire) facefaire des grimaces — to pull faces, to make faces
* * *grimace nf1 ( expression) (de douleur, dégoût) grimace; ( comique) funny face; faire des grimaces lit to make faces; fig to be fussy; faire une grimace à qn to make ou pull a face at sb; des grimaces pour amuser les enfants funny faces to amuse the children; faire la grimace ( devant un prix élevé) to wince; ( de réticence) to make ou pull a face; faire une grimace de douleur to grimace in pain; les grimaces du beau monde parisien the posturings of Parisian high society; ⇒ singe, soupe;[grimas] nom féminin1. [expression - amusante] funny face ; [ - douloureuse] grimace2. [vêtement] pucker————————grimaces nom féminin pluriel(littéraire) [manières] airs -
4 grimacer
grimacer [gʀimase]➭ TABLE 3 intransitive verb( = sourire) to grin sardonically* * *gʀimase
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verbe intransitif to grimace* * *ɡʀimase vi* * *grimacer verb table: placerA vtr grimacer un sourire to force a smile.B vi1 gén to grimace; grimacer de dégoût/de dépit/de douleur/sous l'effort to grimace in disgust/in disappointment/with pain/under the strain; le soleil le faisait grimacer he screwed up his eyes in the sun;2 Cout [vêtement, encolure] to pucker up.[grimase] verbe intransitif[de dégoût] to make a face2. [pour faire rire] to make a funny face3. [robe] to pucker -
5 tiquer
tiquer [tike]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[personne] to make a face* * *(colloq) tike verbe intransitif [personne] to wincesans tiquer — without batting an eyelid GB ou eyelash US
* * *tike vi[personne] to raise an eyebrowElle n'a pas tiqué. — She didn't bat an eyelid.
* * *tiquer verb table: aimer vi1 ○[personne] to wince; sans tiquer without batting an eyelid GB ou eyelash US; tiquer sur qch to object to sth;2 [cheval] to crib(-bite).[tike] verbe intransitif[réagir] to flinchle prix l'a fait tiquer he flinched ou baulked when he saw the price
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Wince — Wince, n. [See {Winch}.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wince — [wıns] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: wenchier [i] to be impatient, move about suddenly ] 1.) to suddenly change the expression on your face as a reaction to something painful or upsetting ▪ Sandra winced as the dentist started… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wince — Wince, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wince — Wince, n. The act of one who winces. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wince — (v.) early 13c., winch, probably from O.N.Fr. *wenchier (in O.Fr. guenchir to turn aside, avoid ), from Frankish *wenkjan, from P.Gmc. *wankjan (Cf. O.H.G. wankon to stagger, totter, O.N. vakka to stray, hover; see WINK (Cf. wink)). Originally of … Etymology dictionary
wince — *recoil, flinch, shrink, blench, quail Analogous words: cringe, cower (see FAWN): balk, shy, stick, stickle (see DEMUR): squirm, *writhe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wince — [v] draw back back off, blanch, blench, cower, cringe, dodge, duck, flinch, grimace, jib, make a face*, quail, recoil, shrink, shy, start, swerve, turn; concepts 154,185 … New thesaurus
wince — ► VERB ▪ give a slight involuntary grimace or flinch due to pain or distress. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of wincing. ORIGIN Old French guenchir turn aside … English terms dictionary
wince — wince1 [wins] vi. winced, wincing [ME wynsen < Anglo Fr var. of OFr guenchir < Frank * wenkjan, akin to OHG wankon, to totter, turn: for IE base see WINCH] to shrink or draw back slightly, usually with a grimace, as in pain, embarrassment,… … English World dictionary
wince — v. 1) (D; intr.) to wince at (to wince at the thought of going back to work) 2) (misc.) to wince in pain * * * [wɪns] (misc.) to wince in pain (D; intr.) to wince at (to wince at the thought of going back to work) … Combinatory dictionary
Wince — This unusual and interesting name has two possible origins, the first of which is a medieval topographical name denoting residence at or by a spot on a river where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of Pulleys, derived from the Middle… … Surnames reference