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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 intimidar
v.to intimidate.Su demencia asusta a María His lunacy scares Mary.* * *1 to intimidate* * *verb* * *1.VT to intimidate, scare2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( atemorizar) to intimidateb) ( amenazar) to threaten* * *= browbeat, intimidate, daunt, bully, make + things scary for, sandbag.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.Ex. Scientists are well aware of the vast amount of primary material available and are daunted by it.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.Ex. The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex. Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.----* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( atemorizar) to intimidateb) ( amenazar) to threaten* * *= browbeat, intimidate, daunt, bully, make + things scary for, sandbag.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.Ex: Scientists are well aware of the vast amount of primary material available and are daunted by it.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.Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* * *intimidar [A1 ]vtlos intimidó con una pistola he threatened them with a pistolquiso intimidarlo con sus amenazas she hoped to intimidate him with her threats* * *
intimidar ( conjugate intimidar) verbo transitivo
intimidar verbo transitivo to intimidate
' intimidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convencionalismo
English:
bully
- cow
- daunt
- intimidate
- brow
- over
* * *intimidar vtto intimidate;es tan serio que intimida it's frightening how serious he is;nos intimidó con un cuchillo he threatened us with a knife* * *v/t intimidate* * *intimidar vtacobardar: to intimidate* * *intimidar vb to intimidate
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