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1 cringe
cringe [krɪndʒ]1 noun∎ pejorative the lyrics of these sentimental songs have a high cringe factor les paroles de ces chansons à l'eau-de-rose sont d'une mièvrerie désolante;∎ pejorative the cringe factor usually associated with that type of Hollywood film le côté insupportablement mélo de ce genre de production hollywoodienne∎ to cringe in terror reculer de peur;∎ the dog cringed in the corner le chien se blottit dans le coin∎ to cringe with embarrassment être mort de honte;∎ it's so sentimental, it makes me cringe un tel mélo, ça me fait fuir!;∎ I cringe at the very thought j'ai envie de rentrer sous terre rien que d'y penser -
2 cringe
krin‹(to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) encogerse (de miedo)tr[krɪnʤ]2 pejorative (without self-respect) rebajarse (before/to, ante), arrastrarse (before/to, ante)3 (with embarrassment) morirse de vergüenza■ I cringed at the thought of meeting his parents me moría de vergüenza sólo de pensar en conocer a sus padresn.• encogerse s.m.• servilismo s.m.v.• agacharse v.• encoger v.• humillar v.• reptar v.krɪndʒa) (shrink, cower) encogerse*b) ( grovel) arrastrarse[krɪndʒ]VI1) (=shrink back) encogerse (at ante)2) (=fawn) acobardarse, agacharse ( before ante)* * *[krɪndʒ]a) (shrink, cower) encogerse*b) ( grovel) arrastrarse -
3 cringe
krin‹(to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) krype sammen, krype/ligge på magen (for)Isubst. \/krɪn(d)ʒ\/1) kryping, servilitet, underdanighet2) forlegenhet, det å bli flauIIverb \/krɪn(d)ʒ\/1) ( av redsel e.l.) krype sammen2) vri seg (i forlegenhet), bli flau3) krype, smiskecringe to smiske forcringe with embarrassment vri seg av forlegenhet -
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cringe [krɪndʒ]( = shrink back) avoir un mouvement de recul ( from devant ) ; ( = humble o.s.) ramper ( before devant)* * *[krɪndʒ] 1.1) ( physically) avoir un mouvement de recul2) ( with embarrassment) avoir envie de rentrer sous terre3) ( grovel) se comporter de manière servile4) ( in disgust)2.cringing present participle adjective servile -
5 cringe
intransitive verbzusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschencringe away or back [from somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] zurückschrecken
it makes me cringe — (in disgust) da wird mir schlecht
* * *[krin‹](to shrink back in fear, terror etc: The dog cringed when his cruel master raised his hand to strike him.) sich ducken* * *[krɪnʤ]vishe \cringed away from the blow sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichento \cringe back in terror ängstlich zusammenzuckenwe all \cringed with embarrassment das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich* * *[krIndZ]vito cringe before sb — vor jdm zurückweichen or -schrecken
he cringed at the thought — er or ihn schauderte bei dem Gedanken
he cringed when she mispronounced his name — er zuckte zusammen, als sie seinen Namen falsch aussprach
to go cringing to sb —
a cringing person cringing behaviour — ein Kriecher m kriecherisches Benehmen
* * *cringe [krındʒ]A v/i1. sich (besonders furchtsam oder unterwürfig) ducken:a) zusammenzucken (bei),b) zurückschrecken (vor dat)before, to vor dat)B sa) kriecherische Höflichkeitb) kriecherische Verbeugung* * *intransitive verbzusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschencringe away or back [from somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] zurückschrecken
it makes me cringe — (in disgust) da wird mir schlecht
* * *v.kriechen v.(§ p.,pp.: kroch, ist gekrochen) -
6 cringe
[krɪnʤ] vishe \cringed away from the blow sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen;to \cringe back in terror ängstlich zusammenzucken2) ( shiver) schaudern;we all \cringed with embarrassment das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich -
7 vergüenza
vergüenza sustantivo femenino 1 ( turbación) embarrassment; me da vergüenza pedírselo otra vez I'm embarrassed to ask him again; sentí vergüenza ajena I felt embarrassed for him (o her etc) 2 ( sentido del decoro) (sense of) shame; 3 (escándalo, motivo de oprobio) disgrace;◊ ser una vergüenza para algo/algn to be a disgrace to sth/sb;estos precios son una vergüenza these prices are outrageous
vergüenza sustantivo femenino
1 (pudor, azoramiento) embarrassment
estaba rojo o colorado de vergüenza, he was red with embarrassment
me daba vergüenza acercarme a ella, I was embarrassed to go up to her
2 (dignidad, autoestima) shame: ¡debía darte vergüenza!, shame on you!
perder la vergüenza, to lose all sense of shame
3 (causa de indignación, escándalo) disgrace: es una vergüenza para su familia, he's a disgrace to his family Locuciones: sentir vergüenza ajena, to feel embarrassed for sb ' vergüenza' also found in these entries: Spanish: ajena - ajeno - apuro - bochorno - colorada - colorado - dar - deber - desvergonzada - desvergonzado - embarazarse - empacho - enrojecer - llenar - morirse - ninguna - ninguno - pudor - qué - reparo - sofoco - sombra - tierra - vergonzosa - vergonzoso - apenar - asorocharse - chapa - corte - deshonra - pena - plancha - tomate English: bow - cringe - die - disgrace - disgraceful - embarrassment - monstrous - ounce - scandal - self-conscious - shame - shamefulness - shy - spare - squirm - unashamedly - ashamed - embarrass - embarrassed - embarrassing - mortified
См. также в других словарях:
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