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1 squeamish
adjective* * *squeam·ish[ˈskwi:mɪʃ]he is \squeamish about seeing blood er ekelt sich vor Blutsb feels \squeamish jdm ist schlecht [o übelII. nto not be for the \squeamish nichts für schwache Nerven sein* * *['skwiːmɪʃ]adjperson (= easily nauseated) empfindlich, heikel (dial); (= easily shocked) zartbesaitet, empfindlichit gave me a squeamish feeling in my stomach —
I felt a bit squeamish about telling him the bad news — mir war gar nicht wohl dabei, dass ich ihm die schlechte Nachricht mitteilen musste
don't be so squeamish — sei nicht so zimperlich
* * *squeamish [ˈskwiːmıʃ] adj (adv squeamishly)1. (über)empfindlich, zimperlich2. penibel, übergewissenhaft3. heikel (im Essen etc)4. (leicht) Ekel empfindend:I felt squeamish mir wurde komisch im Magen* * *adjective* * *adj.zimperlich adj. -
2 squeamish
zimperlich ( pej), zart besaitet;he is \squeamish about seeing blood er ekelt sich vor Blut;to not be for the \squeamish nichts für schwache Nerven sein
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