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1 acobardar
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 -
2 amilanarse
1 (asustarse) to be frightened2 (desanimarse) to be discouraged, be daunted, become depressed* * *VPR to get scared, be intimidated (ante, por at)* * *
■amilanarse verbo reflexivo to be frightened (off), to be daunted: ella no se amilana con nada, nothing daunts her
' amilanarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- amilanar
* * *vprto be discouraged, to lose heart;no se amilana ante nada nothing daunts her* * *v/r be daunted* * *vr: to lose heart -
3 recatarse
1 to be cautious* * *VPR1) (=ser discreto) to act discreetly2) (=ser prudente) to be cautious; (=vacilar) to hesitate3) (=ocultarse) to hide o.s. away (de from)* * *verbo pronominal* * *verbo pronominal* * *recatarse [A1 ]lo dijo sin recatarse he said it quite openly* * *recatarse vprrecatarse (de hacer algo) to hold back (from doing sth);sin recatarse openly, without reserve -
4 apocarse
pron.v.to be frightened.* * *1 (intimidarse) to be intimidated* * *VPR (=intimidarse) to shy away; (=rebajarse) to sell o.s. short, run o.s. down* * *verbo pronominalno se apoca ante or por nada — nothing intimidates o daunts him
* * *verbo pronominalno se apoca ante or por nada — nothing intimidates o daunts him
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apocarse ( conjugate apocarse) verbo pronominal:
no se apoca ante or por nada nothing intimidates o daunts him
' apocarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicarse
* * *vpr[intimidarse] to be frightened o scared; [humillarse] to humble oneself* * *v/r be intimidated, be daunted* * *apocarse {72} vr1) : to shy away, to be intimidated2) : to humble oneself, to sell oneself short -
5 apocar
v.1 to lessen.2 to cramp, to contract. (Metaphorical)3 to humble oneself, to undervalue oneself. (reflexive form)4 to belittle, to depreciate, to derogate, to downgrade.5 to undermine, to weaken, to debilitate.* * *1 (intimidar) to intimidate, frighten2 (humillar) to humiliate, belittle1 (intimidarse) to be intimidated* * *1. VT1) (=reducir) to make smaller, reduce2) (=humillar) to belittle, humiliate; (=intimidar) to intimidate2.See:* * *apocar [A2 ]vtto undermine■ apocarsese apoca y pierde todo su empuje she loses all her self-confidence and driveno se apoca ante or por nada nothing intimidates o daunts him, he isn't intimidated o daunted by anything* * *♦ vt[intimidar] to intimidate, to make nervous* * *v/t daunt
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