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[krɪndʒ]1) (physically) rannicchiarsi2) (in embarrassment) farsi piccolo3) (grovel) essere servile, umiliarsi4) (in disgust)* * *[krin‹](to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) accucciarsi; farsi piccolo* * *cringe (1) /krɪndʒ/n.3 atteggiamento servile; servilismo; il piegare la schiena.cringe (2) /krɪndʒ/inter.(fam. GB) che figura!; che vergogna!; roba da sprofondare!(to) cringe /krɪndʒ/v. i.1 rannicchiarsi; farsi piccolo ( per paura): He cringes at the very sight of his boss, si fa piccolo alla sola vista del capo2 essere servile; piegare la schiena3 rabbrividire, star male per l'imbarazzo; morire d'imbarazzo: His words made me cringe, le sue parole mi fecero morire d'imbarazzo4 rabbrividire, fremere d'orrore o di disgusto: I cringed at the sight, quella vista mi diede un brivido d'orrorecringern.(fam.) persona servile; individuo strisciantecringinga.1 impaurito; intimidito2 servile3 imbarazzante.* * *[krɪndʒ]1) (physically) rannicchiarsi2) (in embarrassment) farsi piccolo3) (grovel) essere servile, umiliarsi4) (in disgust) -
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[krɪndʒ]to cringe (before) — (in servility) strisciare (davanti a)
the very thought of it makes me cringe — (fam: in embarrassment) solo a pensarci mi sento sprofondare
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3 cringe-making
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4 cringer
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5 cringing
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6 ♦ culture
♦ culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/n.1 [u] cultura: men (o women) of culture, uomini (o donne) di cultura; popular culture, cultura popolare; oral culture, cultura orale3 (con attr.) cultura; mentalità e comportamenti: the drug culture, la cultura della droga; the enterprise culture, la cultura d'impresa; (econ.) corporate culture, cultura aziendale4 (biol.) coltura5 (agric.) coltura; coltivazione: the culture of the olive tree, la coltura dell'olivo; l'olivicoltura; bulb culture, coltivazione dei bulbi● culture-bound, legato alla propria cultura; culturalmente connotato □ (Austral.) culture cringe, servilismo culturale ( verso un altro paese) □ (sociol.) culture gap, gap culturale □ (biol.) culture medium, terreno di coltura □ culture shock, shock culturale □ culture-specific, specifico di una cultura □ (spreg.) culture vulture, intellettuale rampante; intellettualoide.(to) culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/v. t.(biol.) produrre una coltura di ( bacilli).
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Cringe comedy — is a comedy genre that uses awkward and embarrassing situations to cause audiences to feel uneasy. This genre is particularly prominent in British comedy and has been popularised by comic acts such as Rowan Atkinson, Harry Enfield, Steve Coogan,… … Wikipedia
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-making — cringeˈ making or cringeˈworthy adjective (informal) Acutely embarrassing, sickening, excruciating, of poor quality • • • Main Entry: ↑cringe … Useful english dictionary
cringe — cringe·ling; cringe; … English syllables
cringe-making — UK / US or cringeworthy UK [ˈkrɪndʒˌwɜː(r)ðɪ] / US [ˈkrɪndʒˌwɜrðɪ] adjective British informal something that is cringe making makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed … English dictionary
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
