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1 achicarse
pron.v.1 to get smaller; to shrink.2 (fig.) To humble, to eat humble pie.3 to do oneself down, to belittle oneself (rebajarse). (Latin American)* * *1 (amenguarse) to get smaller2 (amilanarse) to lose heart* * *VPR1) (=empequeñecerse) to get smaller; [ropa] to shrink2) esp LAm (=rebajarse) to be intimidated, belittle o.s.* * *(v.) = wimp, wimp out (on), chicken out (on/of)Ex. He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex. The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex. So basically they are chickening out of the debate.* * *(v.) = wimp, wimp out (on), chicken out (on/of)Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate.* * *
■achicarse verbo reflexivo
1 (apocarse) to lose heart
2 (mermar) to get smaller
' achicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
English:
chicken
- shrink
* * *vpr1. [empequeñecer] to grow smaller2. [acobardarse] to be intimidated* * *v/r get smaller; figfeel intimidated* * *vr: to become intimidated -
2 intimidado
adj.intimidated, browbeaten, afraid, cohibited.past part.past participle of spanish verb: intimidar.* * *ADJ intimidated -
3 acoquinarse
1 to become frightened, lose one's nerve* * *VPR to get scared, take fright* * *vprto get scared, Br to get the wind up* * *v/r feel intimidated -
4 aguamarse
VPR And to get scared, be intimidated -
5 abatatarse
• become embarrassed• become frightened• become intimidated -
6 acarrońarse
• become intimidated -
7 intimidado
• afraid• cohibited• intimidated -
8 ser intimidado
• be intimidated -
9 ser intimidado
v.to be intimidated.
См. также в других словарях:
intimidated — adj. 1. made timid or fearful as by threats. [WordNet 1.5] 2. frightened into submission or compliance. Syn: browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intimidated — [[t]ɪntɪ̱mɪdeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who feels intimidated feels frightened and lacks confidence because of the people they are with or the situation they are in. Women can come in here and not feel intimidated … English dictionary
Intimidated — Intimidate In*tim i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intimidating}.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See {Timid}.] To make timid or fearful; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intimidated — in|tim|i|dat|ed [ınˈtımıdeıtıd] adj [not before noun] feeling worried and lacking confidence because of the situation you are in or the people you are with ▪ I was shy, and felt intimidated by the older students … Dictionary of contemporary English
intimidated — in|tim|i|dat|ed [ ın tımı,deıtəd ] adjective never before noun feeling nervous or frightened of someone or something: Children cannot learn if they feel intimidated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
intimidated — adjective (not before noun) feeling worried and less confident, for example because you are in a difficult situation or other people seem better than you: I was shy, and felt intimidated by the older students … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
intimidated — UK [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd] / US [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtəd] adjective [never before noun] feeling nervous or frightened of someone or something Children cannot learn if they feel intimidated … English dictionary
intimidated — [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd] adj feeling nervous or frightened of someone or something Children cannot learn if they feel intimidated.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
intimidated — adjective Affected by intimidation … Wiktionary
intimidated — Synonyms and related words: afraid, aghast, appalled, ashen, astounded, awed, awestricken, awestruck, blanched, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, deadly pale, dismayed, fainthearted, fearful, frozen, funking, funky, gray… … Moby Thesaurus
intimidated — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frightened, terrified, cowed, daunted, browbeaten, bullied; see also afraid 1 , 2 , horror stricken … English dictionary for students
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