-
1 horror
horror, US [transcription]["hO ;r-"]A n1 ( feeling) ( all contexts) horreur f (at devant) ; to his horror à sa grande horreur ; to have a horror of sth/of doing avoir horreur de qch/de faire ; to recoil in horror reculer d'horreur ; the full horror toute l'horreur ; horror of horrors! pour comble d'horreur! ;2 ○ ( person) he's a little horror ○ c'est un petit monstre ○ ;3 ○ ( ugly thing) horreur f.to give sb the horrors donner le frisson à qn. -
2 recoil
recoil [rɪˈkɔɪl]b. [gun] reculer* * *1. ['riːkɔɪl] 2. [rɪ'kɔɪl]1) [person] ( physically) avoir un mouvement de recul (from, at devant); ( mentally) reculer ( from devant)2) [gun] reculer en tirant; [spring] se détendre -
3 recoil
B vi1 [person] ( physically) avoir un mouvement de recul, reculer (from, at devant) ; ( mentally) reculer (from devant) ; to recoil in horror/in disgust reculer d'horreur/de dégoût ;2 [gun] reculer en tirant ; [spring] se détendre ;3 ( affect adversely) to recoil on sb retomber sur qn. -
4 recoil
∎ she recoiled in horror horrifiée, elle recula;∎ to recoil from doing sth reculer devant l'idée de faire qch∎ figurative the plan was bound to recoil on him il était à prévoir que le plan se retournerait contre lui -
5 recoil
-
6 shrink
B vtr ( prét shrank ; pp shrunk ou shrunken) faire rétrécir [fabric] ; contracter [wood] ; Anthrop réduire [head].1 [fabric] rétrécir ; [timber] se contracter ; [piece of dough, meat] réduire ; [forest, area of land] reculer ; [boundaries] se rapprocher ; [economy, sales] être en recul ; [resources, funds] s'amenuiser ; [old person, body] se tasser ; the staff has shrunk from 200 to 50 les effectifs sont tombés de 200 à 50 ; to have shrunk to nothing [team, household] être quasiment réduit à néant ; [person] n'avoir plus que la peau sur les os ;2 ( recoil) ( physically) reculer ; to shrink from se dérober devant [conflict, responsibility] ; to shrink from doing hésiter à faire ; he didn't shrink from the task il n'a pas rechigné à la tâche.■ shrink back reculer ; to shrink back in horror reculer d'horreur.
См. также в других словарях:
recoil — v. 1) (D; intr.) to recoil at, from 2) (misc.) to recoil in horror * * * [ riːkɔɪl] from (D; intr.) to recoil at (misc.) to recoil in horror … Combinatory dictionary
horror — hor|ror W3 [ˈhɔrə US ˈho:rər, ˈha: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: horrour, from Latin horror, from horrere to raise one s hair stiffly, shake with fear ] 1.) [U] a strong feeling of shock and fear in horror ▪ Staff watched in horror… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recoil — re|coil [rıˈkɔıl] v [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: reculer, from cul [i] ass ] 1.) to move back suddenly and quickly from something you do not like or are afraid of recoil from/at ▪ She recoiled from his touch as if she had been slapped … Dictionary of contemporary English
horror — terror, *fear, dread, fright, alarm, dismay, consternation, panic, trepidation Analogous words: aversion, *antipathy: repugnance, abhorrence, repellency or repulsion, distastefulness or distaste (see corre sponding adjectives at REPUGNANT):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recoil — ► VERB 1) suddenly spring back or flinch in fear, horror, or disgust. 2) feel such emotions at the thought of something. 3) spring back through force of impact or elasticity. 4) (recoil on/upon) have an adverse consequence for (the originator). ► … English terms dictionary
recoil — recoils, recoiling, recoiled (The verb is pronounced [[t]rɪkɔ͟ɪl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːkɔɪl[/t]].) 1) VERB If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you. For a… … English dictionary
horror — noun 1 feeling of fear/shock ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, pure, sheer, utter ▪ The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror. ▪ mock … Collocations dictionary
recoil — I UK [rɪˈkɔɪl] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms recoil : present tense I/you/we/they recoil he/she/it recoils present participle recoiling past tense recoiled past participle recoiled 1) to move quickly back from someone or something… … English dictionary
recoil — re|coil1 [ rı kɔıl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant: She felt him recoil from her. 2. ) to feel very strongly that something is frightening or unpleasant: She recoiled in horror at… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recoil — verb 1》 suddenly spring back or flinch in fear, horror, or disgust. ↘feel such emotions at the thought of something. 2》 (of a gun) move abruptly backwards as a reaction on firing. ↘spring back through force of impact or elasticity. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
recoil — recoilingly, adv. v. /ri koyl /; n. /ree koyl , ri koyl /, v.i. 1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 3 … Universalium