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1 cringe
[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) -
2 cringe vi
[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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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 — 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