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1 fawn
I 1. noun2) (colour) Rehbraun, das2. adjectiveII intransitive verbfawn colour — Rehbraun, das
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln2) (behave servilely)fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)
* * *I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) das Reh-, Damkitz2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rehbraunII [fo:n] verb2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) (sich ein)schmeicheln* * *fawn1I. nII. adj rehbraunfawn2vi ( pej)▪ to \fawn [up]on sb vor jdm katzbuckeln [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ kriechen] fam o pej; dog jdn umschwänzeln▪ to \fawn over sb/sth um jdn/etw [herum]scharwenzeln [o ein Getue machen] pej fam, jdn/etw hofieren pej* * *I [fɔːn]1. n1) Hirschkalb nt; (of roe deer) Rehkitz nt2) (= colour) Beige nt2. adj(colour) beige IIvi (figperson) katzbuckeln (on, upon or over vor +dat), herumscharwenzeln (on, upon or over um)* * *fawn1 [fɔːn]A s1. ZOOL (Dam)Kitz n, einjähriges Rehkalb:in fawn trächtig2. Rehbraun nB adj rehfarben, -braunfawn2 [fɔːn] v/ifawn (up)on sba) sich an jemanden anschmiegen,b) an jemandem hochspringen,c) jemanden ablecken2. fig (on, upon) katzbuckeln (vor dat), scharwenzeln (um) umg* * *I 1. noun2) (colour) Rehbraun, das2. adjectiveII intransitive verbfawn colour — Rehbraun, das
1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedelnfawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)
* * *(young deer) n.Tierjung -en n. adj.hellbraun adj. n.Hirschkalb n.Kitz -e n.Rehkitz -e n. (on) v.schmeicheln v.schwänzeln v.sich einschmeicheln (bei) v. (upon) v.kriechen (vor) v. v.rehbraun v.werfen v.(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen) -
2 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)
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fawn — I. /fɔn / (say fawn) noun 1. a young deer. 2. a buck or doe of the first year. 3. a fawn colour. –adjective 4. light yellowish brown. –verb (i) 5. (of deer) to bring forth young. {Middle English foun, from Old French faon, from Latin fētus… …
fawn over — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over … Useful english dictionary
fawn on — ˈfawn over ˈfawn on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tens … Useful english dictionary
fawn — Ⅰ. fawn [1] ► NOUN 1) a young deer in its first year. 2) a light brown colour. ORIGIN Old French faon, from Latin fetus offspring . Ⅱ. fawn [2] ► VERB … English terms dictionary
fawn — verb they were fawning over the president Syn: be obsequious to, be sycophantic to, curry favor with, flatter, play up to, crawl to, ingratiate oneself with, dance attendance on; informal suck up to, be all over, brown nose, toady … Thesaurus of popular words
fawn — fawn1 [ fɔn ] noun count a young DEER fawn fawn 2 [ fɔn ] verb fawn over or fawn on phrasal verb transitive fawn over/on someone to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something fawn… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fawn´ing|ly — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
fawn´er — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
fawn´like´ — fawn1 «fn», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a deer less than a year old. 2. a light yellowish brown. –adj. light yellowish brown. –v.i. (of deer) to give birth to young. ╂[< Old French faon young animal < Vulgar Latin fetō, ōnis < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
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