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1 recoil
1. rə'koil verb1) (to move back or away, usually quickly, in horror or fear: He recoiled at/from the sight of the murdered child.) recular2) ((of guns when fired) to jump back.) dar un culatazo
2. 'ri:koil noun(the act of recoiling.) retroceso, culatazo1 (of gun) culatazo, retroceso1 (person - move back) retroceder; (- feel disgust) sentir repugnancia2 (gun) retroceder, dar un culatazorecoil [ri'kɔɪl] vi: retroceder, dar un culatazorecoil ['ri:.kɔɪl, ri'-] n: retroceso m, culatazo mn.• retroceso s.m.v.• reaccionar v.• rebufar v.• recular v.• retroceder v.
I rɪ'kɔɪla) ( shrink back) retrocederto recoil FROM something — rehuir* algo
b) \<\<gun\>\> retroceder, dar* un culatazo
II 'riːkɔɪlmass noun retroceso m, culatazo m[rɪ'kɔɪl]1.VI [person] echarse atrás, retroceder; [gun] dar un culatazoto recoil from sth — retroceder or dar marcha atrás ante algo
2.* * *
I [rɪ'kɔɪl]a) ( shrink back) retrocederto recoil FROM something — rehuir* algo
b) \<\<gun\>\> retroceder, dar* un culatazo
II ['riːkɔɪl]mass noun retroceso m, culatazo m -
2 miedo
miedo sustantivo masculino fear;◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear; me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night; miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb; el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown; le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father; miedo a salir a escena stage fright; agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb; por miedo a for fear of; tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared; tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall; tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
miedo sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great ' miedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: cagarse - canillera - cundir - escénica - escénico - experimentar - gritar - inocuidad - meter - mucha - mucho - muerta - muerto - osada - osado - película - temer - temblar - temblor - temblorosa - tembloroso - tenebrosa - tenebroso - terrorífica - terrorífico - alarido - aprensión - campante - chillar - chillido - comunicar - contagiar - de - encoger - espanto - estremecer - estremecimiento - horror - infundir - invencible - morir - pasar - quitar - sostener - terror - vencer English: afraid - apprehension - be - bully - curdle - dark - death - dignity - eerie - evaporate - fear - fearfully - fearlessly - free - fright - frightened - lest - monster - numb - overcome - recoil - register - scandal - scare - scary - seize - sense - shiver - shock - sick - spasm - stage fright - stiff - strike - bear - betray - cower - petrified - scared - shake - stage - still - with -
3 shrink
I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) encoger2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) retroceder, echarse atrás3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) esquivar•- shrunken
II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psiquiatra, loqueroshrink vb encogertr[ʃrɪŋk]1 (clothes etc) encoger2 (savings, numbers, profits, etc) disminuir, reducirse3 (move back) retroceder, echarse atrás\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shrink from doing something no tener valor para hacer algo, acobardarse ante algo1) recoil: retrocederhe shrank back: se echó para atrás2) : encogerse (dícese de la ropa)n.• encogimiento s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: shrank, shrunk) = achicarse v.• acobardarse v.• acortarse v.• arrugarse v.• contraerse v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• disminuirse v.• encogerse v.• mermarse v.• minorarse v.• rehuirse v.• retirarse v.• revenirse v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)
I
1. ʃrɪŋk1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
2.
vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
II
noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf[ʃrɪŋk] (pt shrank) (pp shrunk)1. VI1) (=get smaller) encogersewill not shrink — no se encoge, inencogible
to shrink away to nothing — reducirse a nada, desaparecer
2) (also: shrink away, shrink back) retroceder, echar marcha atrás2.VT encogerto shrink a part on — (Tech) montar una pieza en caliente
3.N ** (=psychiatrist) psiquiatra mf4.CPD* * *
I
1. [ʃrɪŋk]1) ( diminish in size) \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger(se)*; \<\<meat\>\> achicarse*; \<\<wood/metal\>\> contraerse*; \<\<area\>\> reducirse*, verse* reducido (frml); \<\<amount/number\>\> reducirse*, disminuir*; \<\<person\>\> achicarse*2) ( recoil) retroceder, recular (fam)to shrink back o away from something/somebody — echarse atrás or retroceder ante algo/alguien
to shrink FROM something/-ING: I will not shrink from the truth no me voy a acobardar ante la verdad; he will not shrink from doing his duty — no rehuirá cumplir con su obligación
2.
vt \<\<clothes/fabric\>\> encoger*; \<\<costs\>\> reducir*, recortar
II
noun (colloq) loquero, -ra m,f (fam), psiquiatra mf -
4 flinch
flin(to make a sudden movement back or away in fear, pain etc: He flinched away from the sudden heat.) encogerse, estremecersetr[flɪnʧ]1 (wince) estremecerseflinch ['flɪnʧ] vi1) wince: estremecerse2) recoil: recular, retrocederv.• retroceder v.flɪntʃintransitive verb ( wince) estremecerse*[flɪntʃ]VI1) (=shrink back) estremecerseI flinched when he touched me — cuando me tocó, me estremecí
he struck her hard but she did not flinch — la golpeó con fuerza, pero ni se inmutó
2) (=shirk)* * *[flɪntʃ]intransitive verb ( wince) estremecerse*
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