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[nəːv]n1) (обыкновенно pl) нервы, нервная системаThat noise gets on my nerves. — Этот шум действует мне на нервы.
He has iron nerves/he has nerves of steel. — У него железные нервы.
He seems to have no nerves. — Он кажется таким невозмутимым.
- attack of nervesShe is all nerves. — Она вся комок нервов.
- test of nerves
- get on smb's nerves2) мужество, присутствие духа, самообладание, хладнокровиеI hadn't the nerve to tell him the bad news. — У меня не хватило мужества сообщить ему печальное известие.
He lost his nerves. — У него сдали нервы.
- man of nerve- have the nerve to do smth
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[nɜːv] UK / USnNerv mto keep/lose one's nerve — die Nerven behalten/verlierento have the nerve to do sth — die Frechheit besitzen, etw zu tun -
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[nɜːv] UK / USnNerv mto keep/lose one's nerve — die Nerven behalten/verlierento have the nerve to do sth — die Frechheit besitzen, etw zu tun -
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lose [lu:z](pt & pp lost [lɒst])(a) (gen → limb, job, money, patience etc) perdre;∎ I've lost my umbrella again j'ai encore perdu mon parapluie;∎ to lose one's way se perdre, s'égarer;∎ what have you got to lose? qu'est-ce que tu as à perdre?;∎ you've got nothing to lose tu n'as rien à perdre;∎ we haven't got a moment to lose il n'y a pas une seconde à perdre;∎ he lost no time in telling her she was wrong il ne s'est pas gêné pour lui dire qu'elle avait tort;∎ his shop is losing money son magasin perd de l'argent;∎ they are losing their markets to the Koreans ils sont en train de perdre leurs marchés au profit des Coréens;∎ we lost 80 days in strikes last year l'année dernière, nous avons perdu 80 journées de travail à cause des grèves;∎ don't talk so fast, you've lost me ne parle pas si vite, je n'arrive pas à te suivre;∎ you lost me when you started using technical terms j'ai perdu le fil quand tu as commencé à employer des termes techniques;∎ at what age did he lose his mother? à quel âge a-t-il perdu sa mère?;∎ they lost their homes in the flood ils ont perdu leur maison dans l'inondation;∎ thirty lives were lost in the fire trente personnes ont péri dans l'incendie, l'incendie a fait trente morts;∎ she lost a leg/her eyesight in an accident elle a perdu une jambe/la vue dans un accident;∎ to lose one's voice avoir une extinction de voix;∎ his work loses a lot in translation son œuvre se prête très mal à la traduction;∎ the play didn't lose much in the television version la pièce n'a pas perdu beaucoup en étant adaptée pour la télévision;∎ to lose one's appetite perdre l'appétit;∎ it made me lose my appetite ça m'a coupé l'appétit;∎ the plane is losing altitude or height l'avion perd de l'altitude;∎ to lose one's balance perdre l'équilibre;∎ to lose consciousness perdre connaissance;∎ to lose face perdre la face;∎ to lose ground perdre du terrain;∎ I've lost interest in it ça ne m'intéresse plus;∎ he lost his nerve at the last minute le courage lui a manqué au dernier moment;∎ familiar to lose one's head perdre la tête;∎ familiar to lose it (go mad) perdre la boule; (lose one's temper) piquer une crise, péter les plombs;∎ he lost four games to Karpov il a perdu quatre parties contre Karpov(c) (shed, get rid of) perdre;∎ to lose weight perdre du poids;∎ I've lost several pounds j'ai perdu plusieurs kilos;∎ the trees lose their leaves in winter les arbres perdent leurs feuilles en hiver(d) (elude, shake off) semer;∎ she managed to lose the detective elle a réussi à semer le détective(e) (cause to lose) coûter à, faire perdre à;∎ it lost him his job ça lui a fait perdre son emploi;∎ it lost us the contract cela nous a fait perdre le contrat;∎ his attitude lost him our respect à cause de son attitude, il a perdu notre estime;∎ that mistake lost him the match cette faute lui coûta la partie(f) (of clock, watch)∎ my watch loses five minutes a day ma montre prend cinq minutes de retard par jour∎ they lost by one goal ils ont perdu d'un but;∎ either way, I can't lose je suis gagnant à tous les coups;∎ the dollar is losing in value (against the deutschmark) le dollar baisse (par rapport au deutsche Mark);∎ if you sell the house now you'll lose on it si tu vends la maison maintenant tu vas perdre de l'argent;∎ I lost on the deal j'ai été perdant dans l'affaire(b) (clock, watch) retarderperdre, être perdant;∎ to lose out on a deal être perdant dans une affaire;∎ will the Americans lose out to the Japanese in computers? les Américains vont-ils perdre le marché de l'informatique au profit des Japonais? -
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<lost, lost> [lu:z] vt1) ( cease to have)to \lose sth etw verlieren;to \lose one's appetite/ balance den Appetit/das Gleichgewicht verlieren;to \lose blood Blut verlieren;to \lose one's breath außer Atem kommen;to \lose one's command/ control of [or over] sb/ sth das Kommando/die Kontrolle über jdn/etw verlieren;to \lose consciousness/ courage das Bewusstsein/den Mut verlieren;to \lose favour with sb jds Gunst f verlieren;to \lose interest in sb/ sth das Interesse an jdm/etw verlieren;to \lose the upper hand die Oberhand verlieren;to \lose one's job seinen Arbeitsplatz verlieren;to \lose the lead die Führung abgeben [müssen];to \lose money Geld verlieren;to \lose popularity an Popularität einbüßen;to \lose trade Geschäftseinbußen erleiden;to \lose weight an Gewicht verlieren, abnehmen;to \lose a friend/ relative einen Freund/Verwandten verlieren;to \lose one's life sein Leben verlieren3) ( miscarry)to \lose a baby ein Kind [o Baby] verlierento \lose a plane/ ship ein Flugzeug/Schiff verlieren5) ( waste)to \lose an opportunity eine Gelegenheit versäumen;to \lose time Zeit verschwenden;to \lose no time in doing sth etw sofort [o unverzüglich] tun6) ( run slower by)to \lose time watch, clock nachgehen7) ( become unable to find)to \lose the path/ route vom Weg/von der Route abkommen;9) ( confuse)to \lose sb jdn in die Irre führen [o irreführen];to \lose sth etw verlieren;to \lose an argument in einer Diskussion unterliegen;to \lose a battle/ game eine Schlacht/ein Spiel verlieren11) ( cause loss of)his negligence lost him his job seine Nachlässigkeit kostete ihn seinen JobPHRASES:to \lose the day [for sb] [jdn] um den Sieg bringen;to \lose face das Gesicht verlieren;to \lose ground an Boden verlieren;to \lose one's head/nerve/temper den Kopf/die Nerven/die Beherrschung verlieren;to \lose heart den Mut verlieren;to \lose one's heart [to sb] sein Herz [an jdn] verlieren;to have nothing/something to \lose nichts/etwas zu verlieren haben;to \lose sight of sth etw aus den Augen verlieren;to \lose sleep over [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Sorgen machen, wegen einer S. gen kein Auge zutun können;to \lose touch [with sb] den Kontakt [zu jdm] verlieren;to \lose touch [with sth] [über etw akk] nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein;I've lost track of the number of times he's asked me for money ich weiß schon gar nicht mehr, wie oft er mich um Geld gebeten hat;to \lose oneself in thought [völlig] gedankenverloren dastehen/dasitzen;to \lose it durchdrehen ( fam)1) ( be defeated)to \lose [to sb/sth] [gegen jdn/etw] verlierenI bet that movie will \lose big at the box office ich wette, dieser Film wird ein Riesenflop werden -
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1 (lost) დაკარგვა (დაკარგავს)I've lost all hope ყოველგვარი იმედი დამეკარგა / გამიქარწყლდა2 (lost) წაგება (წააგებს)●●my watch loses minute a day ჩემი საათი ყოველღე ერთი წუთით უკან რჩებოდაshe has lost weight წონაში დაიკლო, გახდაhe was given up for lost დაღუპულად ჩათვალეს / მიიჩნიესwe mustn't lose sight of the fact that… უნდა გავითვალისწნოთ ის ფაქტიც, რომ...to lose one's reason ჭკუის / გონების დაკარგვაI'm afraid lest he should lose his way ვშიშობ, გზა არ აებნასall is lost ყველაფერი დაიკარგა / წახდაshe lost / gained consciousness გონება დაკარგა // გონს მოვიდა (მობრუნდა)he lost face ავტორიტეტი შეელახა // სახელი გაუტყდაwe lost each other in the crowd ბრბოში / ხალხში ერთმანეთი დავკარგეთwe quailed at the thought of getting lost in the forest ტყეში დაკარგვის გაფიქრებაზე შიშმა აგვიტანაI lost my way გზა დამეკარგა/ამებნაI lost track of her during the war ომის დროს მისი კვალი / მასთან კავშირი დავკარგეI've lost track of her არ ვიცი, რა იქნაto lose one's head ჭკუის დაკარგვა // გადარევაto win / lose a bet ნაძლევის მოგება / წაგება -
49 nerve
/nə:v/ * danh từ - (giải phẫu) dây thần kinh - ((thường) số nhiều) thần kinh; trạng thái thần kinh kích động =to get on someone's nerves; to give someone the nerves+ chọc tức ai; làm cho ai phát cáu =to have s fit of nerves+ bực dọc, nóng nảy - khí lực, khí phách, dũng khí, can đảm, nghị lực =a man with iron nerves; a man with nerves of steel+ con người có khí phách cương cường; con người không gì làm cho xúc động được =to lose one's nerves+ mất tinh thần, hoảng sợ =to strain every nerve+ rán hết sức - (thông tục) sự táo gan, sự trơ tráo =to have the nerve to do something+ có gan làm gì - (thực vật học) gân (lá cây) - (nghĩa bóng) bộ phận chủ yếu, khu vực trung tâm, bộ phận đầu não !not to know what nerves are - điềm tĩnh, điềm đạm * ngoại động từ - truyền sức mạnh (vật chất, tinh thần); truyền can đảm, truyền nhuệ khí !to nerve oneself - rán sức, lấy hết can đảm, tập trung nghị lực -
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[nɜːv] 1. сущ.1) нерв2) ( nerves) нервозность, нервность; нервыfit / attack of nerves — нервный припадок
to steady / calm / settle one's nerves — успокоить нервы
to fray / frazzle smb.'s nerves — вымотать кому-л. нервы
war of nerves — война нервов, психологическая война
iron nerves, steel nerves — железные нервы
steady nerves, strong nerves — крепкие, железные нервы
taut nerves — напряжённые нервы, нервное напряжение
3)а) сила духа, мужество, хладнокровие; смелость, уверенностьThe brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve. — Он задохнулся от бренди, но оно вернуло ему мужество.
to lose nerve — оробеть, потерять самообладание
man of nerve — выдержанный человек, человек с большим самообладанием
Syn:б) разг. дерзость, наглость, нахальство, бесстыдствоto have the nerve (to do smth.) — иметь нахальство, наглость (сделать что-л.)
Syn:4) сила, энергияto strain every nerve — напрягать все силы; приложить все усилия
Syn:5) бот.; зоол. жилка ( листа или крыла)Syn:••2. гл.to get on smb.'s nerves — действовать кому-л. на нервы
придавать силу, храбрость, мужествоto nerve oneself — собраться с силами, с духом
I doubt if I would ever be able to nerve myself for public performance. — Я сомневаюсь, что я смогу когда-нибудь набраться мужества для публичного выступления.
I nerved myself to face the pain. — Я собрался с духом, чтобы вынести эту боль.
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Общая лексика: (one's) потерять присутствие духа, оробеть, потерять самообладание, струсить, потерять мужество -
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lose one's temper словосочетание:run amok (буйствовать, быть вне себя, набрасываться, неистовствовать, обезуметь, терять самообладание)run amuck (буйствовать, набрасываться, быть вне себя, неистовствовать, обезуметь, терять самообладание)глагол:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > терять самообладание
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55 Nerv
m; -s, -en1. ANAT. nerve; BOT. auch vein; dieses Buch trifft den Nerv der Zeit fig. this book taps the pulse of the age2. psychisch: jemandem auf die Nerven fallen oder gehen umg. get on s.o.’s nerves; jemandem den ( letzten) Nerv töten oder rauben umg. drive s.o. mad; die Nerven behalten keep calm, keep one’s cool umg.; die Nerven verlieren lose one’s nerve ( oder head), snap umg.; im Zorn: lose one’s temper (umg. one’s cool); Nerven zeigen umg. show some nerves, become nervous; das zehrt an den Nerven that’s a (real) strain on the nerves; an die Nerven gehen umg., emotional: be very upsetting; er ist mit den Nerven ( völlig) fertig his nerves are (absolutely) shot, he’s a(n absolute) nervous wreck, umg. his nerves have been worn to a frazzle; es kostet Nerven it’s nerve-racking; sie hat Nerven wie Drahtseile her nerves must be made of steel; den Nerv haben zu (+ Inf.) umg. have the nerve to (+ Inf.) der hat vielleicht Nerven! umg. he’s got a (Am. a lot of) nerve ( oder cheek); deine Nerven möcht ich haben! umg. I’d like to have some of your nerves; dazu brauchts ganz schöne Nerven! umg. it takes a fair bit of nerve (to do that); keine Nerven kennen umg. not get nervous; dafür oder dazu hab ich keine Nerven umg. I don’t have the nerve for that* * *der Nervnerve* * *[nɛrf]m -s or -en, -ennerve; (BOT AUCH) vein; (obs = Sehne) sinewer hat trotz allem die Nerven behalten or nicht verloren — in spite of everything he kept calm or kept his cool (inf); (die Selbstbeherrschung nicht verloren) in spite of everything he didn't lose control
die Nerven sind ( mit) ihm durchgegangen — he lost control or his cool (inf), he snapped (inf)
gute/schlechte or schwache Nerven haben — to have strong or good/bad or weak nerves
der hat ( vielleicht) Nerven! (inf) — he's got a nerve! (inf)
es geht or fällt mir auf die Nerven (inf) — it gets on my nerves
jdm den (letzten) Nerv töten or rauben (inf) — to get on sb's nerves or wick (inf)
den Nerv haben, etw zu tun — to have the nerve to do sth
jdn am Nerv treffen — to touch a raw nerve
den Nerv von etw treffen — to touch or mention the essential part of sth
jds Nerv treffen (inf, positiv) — to be sb's kind of thing (inf)
das kostete ihn Nerven — it was a strain on his nerves
Nerven zeigen — to show nerves
See:* * *(one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerve* * *<-s o -en, -en>[ˈnɛrf, pl ˈnɛrfn̩]m1. ANAT nerve2. BOT vein3.▶ die \Nerven behalten to keep calm▶ jds \Nerven gehen [mit] jdm durch sb loses their coolentschuldigen Sie, meine \Nerven sind wohl etwas mit mir durchgegangen I'm sorry, I must have lost my cool▶ gute/schlechte [o schwache] \Nerven haben to have strong/bad [or weak] nervesdu hast vielleicht \Nerven! you've got a nerve!▶ die \Nerven verlieren to lose control [or one's cool]▶ \Nerven zeigen to show nerves* * *der; Nervs, Nerven1) nervejemandem den Nerv töten — (fig. ugs.) drive somebody up the wall (coll.)
2) Plural (nervliche Konstitution) nervesgute/schwache Nerven haben — have strong/bad nerves
die Nerven [dazu] haben, etwas zu tun — have the nerve to do something
die Nerven bewahren od. behalten — keep calm
die Nerven verlieren — lose control [of oneself]; lose one's cool (sl.)
ich bin mit den Nerven am Ende — my nerves cannot take any more
du hast vielleicht Nerven! — (ugs.) you've got a nerve!
jemandem auf die Nerven gehen od. fallen — get on somebody's nerves
* * *dieses Buch trifft den Nerv der Zeit fig this book taps the pulse of the age2. psychisch:gehen umg get on sb’s nerves;rauben umg drive sb mad;die Nerven behalten keep calm, keep one’s cool umg;die Nerven verlieren lose one’s nerve ( oder head), snap umg; im Zorn: lose one’s temper (umg one’s cool);Nerven zeigen umg show some nerves, become nervous;das zehrt an den Nerven that’s a (real) strain on the nerves;er ist mit den Nerven (völlig) fertig his nerves are (absolutely) shot, he’s a(n absolute) nervous wreck, umg his nerves have been worn to a frazzle;es kostet Nerven it’s nerve-racking;sie hat Nerven wie Drahtseile her nerves must be made of steel;deine Nerven möcht ich haben! umg I’d like to have some of your nerves;dazu brauchts ganz schöne Nerven! umg it takes a fair bit of nerve (to do that);keine Nerven kennen umg not get nervous;dazu hab ich keine Nerven umg I don’t have the nerve for that* * *der; Nervs, Nerven1) nervejemandem den Nerv töten — (fig. ugs.) drive somebody up the wall (coll.)
2) Plural (nervliche Konstitution) nervesgute/schwache Nerven haben — have strong/bad nerves
die Nerven [dazu] haben, etwas zu tun — have the nerve to do something
die Nerven bewahren od. behalten — keep calm
die Nerven verlieren — lose control [of oneself]; lose one's cool (sl.)
du hast vielleicht Nerven! — (ugs.) you've got a nerve!
jemandem auf die Nerven gehen od. fallen — get on somebody's nerves
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v.1 to frighten, to scare.2 to intimidate, to daunt, to scare.* * *1 to frighten, unnerve1 to become frightened, lose one's nerve, shrink back ( ante, from)* * *1.VT (=intimidar) to intimidate, cow; (=atemorizar) to overawe, unnerve2.See:* * *1. 2.acobardarse v pron to lose one's nerve* * *= browbeat, bully.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.----* acobardarse = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feet.* * *1. 2.acobardarse v pron to lose one's nerve* * *= browbeat, bully.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.* acobardarse = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feet.* * *acobardar [A1 ]vt‹persona› to unnerve, intimidatesu presencia los acobardó they found his presence unnerving o intimidatingto get frightened o scared, lose one's nerve acobardarse ANTE algo ‹ante una dificultad/un obstáculo›no hay que acobardarse ante el peligro we must not flinch in the face of dangerno se acobarda ante nada nothing daunts her, she isn't frightened o daunted by anything* * *
acobardar ( conjugate acobardar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to unnerve, intimidate
acobardarse verbo pronominal
to lose one's nerve;
acobardar verbo transitivo to frighten
* * *♦ vtto frighten, to scare* * *v/t intimidate* * *acobardar vtintimidar: to frighten, to intimidate -
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1) General subject: blow cool, blow top, break down, get rattled, lose cool, lose countenance, lose grip, lose nerve, lose one's hair, lose one's nerve, lose one's temper, lose sangfroid, lose self-control, lose self-possession, lose temper, lose nerves, lose self-command, lose self-mastery, lose self-restraint2) American: blow a fuse (перен.)4) Makarov: lose (one's) sangfroid, lose ( one's) self-control, lose (one's) self-possession, come apart, flip lid, fly off at a tangentУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > потерять самообладание
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58 animo
m nature( coraggio) heartfarsi animo be braveperdersi d'animo lose heart* * *animo s.m.1 ( mente, pensiero) mind; heart: ho in animo di andare a Roma, I have a (good) mind (o I intend o it is my intention) to go to Rome; mi nasce nell'animo un sospetto, there is a suspicion growing in my mind; aprire l'animo a qlcu., to open one's heart to s.o.; avere l'animo altrove, to have one's mind (o thoughts) elsewhere; leggere nell' animo di qlcu., to read s.o.'s heart; tenere qlco. nell' animo, to keep (o to have) sthg. in mind; toccare l'animo di qlcu., to move (o to touch) s.o.'s heart; avere qlcu. nell'animo, to keep s.o. in one's heart // con tutto l'animo mio, with all my heart2 ( intendimento) thoughts (pl.); intentions (pl.): con quelle parole scoprì chiaramente il suo animo, with those words he clearly revealed his intentions3 ( coraggio) courage, heart, daring: non ho l'animo, non mi regge l'animo, non mi basta l'animo di fare qlco., I haven't the heart (o the courage) to do sthg. (o I don't feel up to doing sthg.); farsi animo, to take heart (o to pluck up courage); perdersi d'animo, to lose heart // animo!, cheer up! (o come on!)4 ( inclinazione, disposizione) character; nature; disposition: bontà d'animo, goodness of heart; con mal animo, with malevolence (o ill will); di mal animo, reluctantly (o unwillingly); di buon animo, willingly; stato d'animo, mood: non sono nello stato d'animo adatto per ciò, I am in no mood for that; sono nello stato d' animo di andare a teatro, I am in the mood (o I feel inclined) to go to the theatre; era d'animo gentile, she had a kind character; alienare l'animo di qlcu., to alienate s.o. // stare di buon animo, to be cheerful.* * *['animo]sostantivo maschileavere l'animo, essere di animo sensibile — to be a sensitive soul
aprire il proprio animo a — to bare one's soul o heart to
avere in animo di fare qcs. — to intend to do sth
2) (coscienza)avere l'animo sereno — to have a clear conscience; (disposizione interiore)
stato d'animo — state o frame of mind, mood
3) (coraggio)perdersi d'animo — to lose heart, to lose one's nerve
animo, su! — come on, back up!
••* * *animo/'animo/sostantivo m.1 (mente) mind; (cuore) heart; avere l'animo, essere di animo sensibile to be a sensitive soul; un uomo d'animo malvagio a bad-hearted man; nobiltà d'animo great-heartedness; nel profondo dell'animo deep in one's heart; aprire il proprio animo a to bare one's soul o heart to; alla fine si mise l'animo in pace her mind was at ease at last; avere in animo di fare qcs. to intend to do sth.2 (coscienza) avere l'animo sereno to have a clear conscience; (disposizione interiore) stato d'animo state o frame of mind, mood3 (coraggio) farsi animo to take heart; forza d'animo fortitude; perdersi d'animo to lose heart, to lose one's nerve; animo, su! come on, back up!placare gli -i to calm things down; di buon animo willingly. -
59 flancher
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[cœur] to give out* * *(colloq) flɑ̃ʃe verbe intransitif1) ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; ( devant une décision) to crack2) ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [somebody] down; [jambes] to go wobbly* * *flɑ̃ʃe vi1) (= cesser de fonctionner) to fail2) (= perdre courage) to quit* * *flancher○ verb table: aimer vi1 ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; il est en train de flancher ( devant une décision) he's coming round GB ou around US; ( dans une crise) he's cracking up; ce n'est pas le moment de flancher this is no time to lose one's nerve;2 ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [sb] down; j'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory lets me down ou is going; j'ai les jambes qui flanchent my legs have gone wobbly.[flɑ̃ʃe] verbe intransitifj'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory's giving out on ou failing me2. [manquer de courage] to waver -
60 acobardarse
pron.v.to be frightened, to get frightened; to flinch, to shrink back.* * *1 to become frightened, lose one's nerve, shrink back ( ante, from)* * *VPR (=asustarse) to be intimidated, get frightened; (=echarse atrás) to flinch, shrink back ( ante from, at)* * *(v.) = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feetEx. What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.).Ex. The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex. He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex. So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex. The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *(v.) = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feetEx: What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.).
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *
■acobardarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sentir temor) to become frightened
2 (retraerse) to lose one's nerve o to shrink back [ante, from]
' acobardarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rajarse
- acobardar
- encoger
- rajar
English:
chicken out
- quail
- chicken
* * *vprto get frightened o scared;acobardarse ante un reto to shrink back from a challenge;no se acobarda ante nada nothing scares him* * *v/r get frightened, lose one’s nerve* * *vr: to be frightened, to cower* * *acobardarse vb to be frightened
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