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1 encogerse
1 (contraerse) to contract2 (tejido) to shrink3 figurado (amilanarse) to be intimidated* * *VPR1) to shrink2)3) [persona] (=acobardarse) to cringe; (=desanimarse) to get discouraged* * *(v.) = flinch, cringeEx. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well... to put it frankly, cringe.* * *(v.) = flinch, cringeEx: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.
Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well... to put it frankly, cringe.* * *
■encogerse verbo reflexivo (sobre uno mismo) to contract: se encogió de hombros, she shrugged her shoulders
se encogió en la cama para dormir, he curled up to go to sleep
' encogerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hombro
- encoger
English:
cringe
- shrug
- cower
* * *vpr1. [ropa, tejido, filete] to shrink;se me encoge el corazón de oírla llorar it makes my heart bleed to hear her cry2. [contraerse] [miembro, músculo] to contract;no te encojas al andar don't slouch when you walk;encogerse de hombros to shrug one's shoulders3. [apocarse] to cringe;es muy tímido y se encoge ante sus superiores he's very timid and he clams up in the presence of his superiors* * *v/r1 de material shrink;encogerse de hombros shrug (one’s shoulders)2 fig: de persona be intimidated, cower* * *vr1) : to shrink2) : to be intimidated, to cower, to cringe3)encogerse de hombros : to shrug (one's shoulders) -
2 retroceder
v.1 to go back.tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garagela lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move backretrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the tableno retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.3 to run back.Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.* * *1 (recular) to go back, move back2 (bajar de nivel) to go down3 (echarse atrás) to back down5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat6 (arma) to recoil\hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back* * *verb1) to move back2) shrink* * *VI1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go downretrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps
2) [rifle] to recoil3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.----* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *retroceder [E1 ]viA (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreatya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bital ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew backla policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move backel autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back downC ( Arm) to recoil* * *
retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll
* * *retroceder vi1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now* * *v/i go back, move back; figback down* * *retroceder vi1) : to move back, to turn back2) : to back off, to back down3) : to recoil (of a firearm)* * *retroceder vb to go back
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