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cower vi se recroqueviller (de peur) (behind derrière) ; to cower away from sb trembler de peur devant qn. -
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cower [ˊkaυə] vсжима́ться, съёживаться (от страха, холода) -
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cower ['kaʊə(r)]∎ I cowered or was cowering in my seat j'étais recroquevillé sur ma chaise;∎ she cowered away from him tremblante de peur, elle s'est écartée de lui;∎ the dog was cowering in a corner tout tremblant, le chien était tapi dans un coin;∎ he stood cowering before the boss il tremblait devant le patron -
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intransitive verbsich ducken; (squat) kauern* * *(to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) kauern* * *cow·er[ˈkaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]vi kauern* * *['kaʊə(r)]visich ducken; (squatting) kauernhe stood cowering in a corner —
the cowering peasants — die geduckten Bauern
* * *cower [ˈkaʊə(r)] v/i1. kauern, (zusammengekauert) hocken* * *intransitive verbsich ducken; (squat) kauern* * *v.hocken v.kauern v. -
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(to draw back and crouch in fear: He was cowering away from the fierce dog.) encogerse, empequeñecerse, apocarsetr['kaʊəSMALLr/SMALL]cower ['kaʊər] vi: encogerse (de miedo), acobardarsev.• agacharse v.• alebrarse v.• trasconejarse v.'kaʊər, 'kaʊə(r)intransitive verb encogerse* (de miedo)['kaʊǝ(r)]VI encogerse (de miedo)* * *['kaʊər, 'kaʊə(r)]intransitive verb encogerse* (de miedo) -
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['kauə]гл.; = cower away, cower back, cower downсжиматься, съёживатьсяThe woman cowered away when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her. — Женщина сжалась и попятилась назад, когда грабитель наставил на неё пистолет.
The dog cowered down when the man threatened him with a whip. — Собака поджала хвост и прижалась к земле, когда мужчина пригрозил ей хлыстом.
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ˈkauə гл. сжиматься, съеживаться (тж. cower away/back/down/forward) The woman cowered away / back when the jewel thief pointed a gun at her. ≈ Женщина отступила назад, когда грабитель наставил на нее пистолет. The dog cowered down when the man threatened him with a whip. ≈ Собака поджала хвост, когда ей пригрозили хлыстом. Syn: flinch сжиматься, съеживаться cower сжиматься, съеживаться (от страха, холода) -
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{'kauə}
v свивам се, навеждам се
треперя (от страх, студ и пр.) (with)* * *{'kauъ} v свивам се, навеждам се; треперя (от страх, студ и пр.* * *треперя; прикляквам; навеждам се;* * *1. v свивам се, навеждам се 2. треперя (от страх, студ и пр.) (with)* * * -
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v. intrans.P. and V. καταπτήσσειν, Ar. and V. πτήσσειν (Plat. also but rare P.), V. πτώσσειν, συσταλῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. συστέλλειν), ὑποπτήσσειν.Cower before: met. P. and V. ὑποπτήσσειν (acc.), V. πτήσσειν (acc.).Like a young bird cowering under my wings: V. νεοσσὸς ὡσεὶ πτέρυγας εἰσπίτνων ἐμάς (Eur., Tro. 746).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cower
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[ˈkauə]cower сжиматься, съеживаться (от страха, холода) -
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[ʹkaʋə] vсжиматься, съёживаться (от холода, страха) -
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['kaʊə]1) Общая лексика: пригибаться, приседать, сжаться, съёживаться, съёжиться, сжиматься (от страха, холода), забиться (in)2) Макаров: съёживаться (от холода, страха) -
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[`kaʊə]сжиматься, съеживатьсяАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > cower
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[cow·er || 'kaʊə]◙ v. להשתוחח; להתכווץ בפחד* * *◙ דחפב ץווכתהל ;חחותשהל◄
См. также в других словарях:
Cower — Cow er (kou [ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cowered} (kou [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cowering}.] [Cf. Icel. kera to doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W. cwrian.] To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cower away — To shrink back in fear • • • Main Entry: ↑cower … Useful english dictionary
Cower — Cow er (kou [ e]r), v. t. To cherish with care. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cower — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cower — c.1300, probably from M.L.G. *kuren lie in wait (Ger. kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning to squat and to doze (Cf. O.N. kura, Dan., Norw. kure, Swed. kura). Thus unrelated to coward. Related: Cowered; cowering … Etymology dictionary
cower — cringe, truckle, *fawn, toady Analogous words: shrink, quail, flinch, blench, wince, *recoil Contrasted words: cow, bully, bulldoze, browbeat, *intimidate: *strut, swagger, bristle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cower — [v] hide, hover in fear apple polish*, blench, bootlick*, brownnose*, cringe, crouch, draw back, fawn, flinch, grovel, honey*, kowtow*, quail*, recoil, shrink, skulk, sneak, toady*, tremble, truckle, wince; concepts 188,384 Ant. come out … New thesaurus
cower — ► VERB ▪ crouch down or shrink back in fear. ORIGIN Low German k ren lie in wait … English terms dictionary
cower — [kou′ər] vi. [ME couren, prob. < ON base seen in Dan kūre, Sw kura, to squat; akin to Ger kauern < IE base * geu , to curve, bend > COD2, CHICKEN] 1. to crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold 2. to shrink and tremble, as from someone… … English World dictionary
cower — UK [ˈkaʊə(r)] / US [ˈkaʊr] verb [intransitive] Word forms cower : present tense I/you/we/they cower he/she/it cowers present participle cowering past tense cowered past participle cowered to move your body down and away from someone or something… … English dictionary
cower — verb To crouch or cringe in fear. Hed be useless in war. Hed just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over … Wiktionary