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1 flinch
[flɪntʃ]* * *[flin ](to make a sudden movement back or away in fear, pain etc: He flinched away from the sudden heat.) ritirarsi, sottrarsi* * *flinch /flɪntʃ/n.(to) flinch (1) /flɪntʃ/► to flench.(to) flinch (2) /flɪntʃ/v. i.1 sussultare, trasalire, fremere ( per dolore, paura, disgusto); avere un sussulto (o un fremito); fare una smorfia ( di dolore, di disgusto): The sound of gunfire made her flinch, il rumore degli spari la fece sobbalzare; to flinch inwardly, avere un fremito interno; fremere nell'intimo; without flinching, senza un fremito; senza batter ciglio; senza una smorfia di dolore2 – to flinch from, tirarsi indietro di fronte a; sottrarsi a: to flinch from a responsibility, sottrarsi a una responsabilitàflinchern.chi si tira indietro; chi si sottrae ( a un dovere, ecc.).* * *[flɪntʃ] -
2 flinch vi
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3 unflinching un·flinch·ing adj
[ʌn'flɪntʃɪŋ]risoluto (-a), che non indietreggia -
4 flincher
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5 quail
I [kweɪl] II [kweɪl]verbo intransitivo sgomentarsi, perdersi d'animo* * *[kweil](to draw back in fear; to shudder: The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.) tremare* * *I [kweɪl] n(bird) quagliaII [kweɪl] vito quail at or before — perdersi d'animo davanti a
* * *quail /kweɪl/● quail call (o quail pipe), quagliere.(to) quail /kweɪl/v. i.sgomentarsi; avere paura; spaventarsi; perdersi d'animo; tremare (fig.); turbarsi: His enemies quailed before him, i nemici tremavano davanti a lui.* * *I [kweɪl] II [kweɪl]verbo intransitivo sgomentarsi, perdersi d'animo -
6 blench vi
[blɛntʃ](flinch) sussultare, (turn pale) impallidire
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Flinch — may refer to:*Flinch (card game), a card game * Flinch (film), a 1994 film featuring Judd Nelson and Gina Gershon * Flinch (DC Comics), a Vertigo Comics horror anthology * Flinch (novel), a 2001 novel by Robert Ferrigno * Flinch (song), a 2002… … Wikipedia
flinch — [flıntʃ] v also flinch away [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: flenchir [i] to turn aside ] 1.) to move your face or body away from someone or something because you are in pain, frightened, or upset flinch at ▪ She flinched at the touch of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flinch — [ flıntʃ ] verb intransitive to make a sudden small movement because you are afraid, surprised, or in pain: Pamela flinched each time he yelled at her. flinch from (doing) something usually in negatives to avoid dealing with a difficult… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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flinch´er — flinch «flihnch», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back (from a difficulty, danger, or duty): »to flinch from the responsibilities of life. SYNONYM(S): quail. See syn. under shrink. (Cf. ↑shrink) 2. to shrink under physical pain; … Useful english dictionary
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flinch — flinch·ing·ly; un·flinch·ing·ly; flinch; … English syllables
Flinch — Flinch, n. The act of flinching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flinch — Flinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl[ e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.] 1. To withdraw from any suffering or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flinch — (v.) 1570s, from obsolete flecche to bend, flinch, probably from O.Fr. flenchir to bend, probably from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken to bend, turn, lead ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see … Etymology dictionary
flinch — ► VERB 1) make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain. 2) (flinch from) avoid through fear or anxiety. ► NOUN ▪ an act of flinching. ORIGIN originally in the sense «slink or sneak off»: from Old French flenchir turn… … English terms dictionary