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  • 1 fawn

    I 1. noun
    1) (fallow deer) [Dam]kitz, das; (buck) Bockkitz, das; (doe) Geißkitz, das
    2) (colour) Rehbraun, das
    2. adjective

    fawn colour — Rehbraun, das

    II intransitive verb
    1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln
    2) (behave servilely)

    fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)

    * * *
    I [fo:n] noun
    1) (a young deer.) das Reh-, Damkitz
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rehbraun
    II [fo:n] verb
    1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) schwänzeln
    2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) (sich ein)schmeicheln
    * * *
    fawn1
    [fɔ:n, AM esp fɑ:n]
    I. n
    1. (deer) Rehkitz nt, Hirschkalb nt
    2. (brown) Rehbraun nt
    II. adj rehbraun
    fawn2
    [fɔ:n, AM esp fɑ:n]
    vi ( pej)
    ▪ to \fawn [up]on sb vor jdm katzbuckeln [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ kriechen] fam o pej; dog jdn umschwänzeln
    ▪ to \fawn over sb/sth um jdn/etw [herum]scharwenzeln [o ein Getue machen] pej fam, jdn/etw hofieren pej
    * * *
    I [fɔːn]
    1. n
    1) Hirschkalb nt; (of roe deer) Rehkitz nt
    2) (= colour) Beige nt
    2. adj
    (colour) beige II
    vi (fig
    person) katzbuckeln (on, upon or over vor +dat), herumscharwenzeln (on, upon or over um)
    * * *
    fawn1 [fɔːn]
    A s
    1. ZOOL (Dam)Kitz n, einjähriges Rehkalb:
    in fawn trächtig
    2. Rehbraun n
    B adj rehfarben, -braun
    C v/t & v/i (ein Kitz) setzen (Reh)
    fawn2 [fɔːn] v/i
    1. schwänzeln, (mit dem Schwanz) wedeln (als Zeichen der Zuneigung) (Hund):
    fawn (up)on sb
    a) sich an jemanden anschmiegen,
    b) an jemandem hochspringen,
    c) jemanden ablecken
    2. fig (on, upon) katzbuckeln (vor dat), scharwenzeln (um) umg
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) (fallow deer) [Dam]kitz, das; (buck) Bockkitz, das; (doe) Geißkitz, das
    2) (colour) Rehbraun, das
    2. adjective

    fawn colour — Rehbraun, das

    II intransitive verb
    1) [Hund:] [bellen und] mit dem Schwanz wedeln

    fawn [on or upon somebody] — [vor jemandem] katzbuckeln (abwertend)

    * * *
    (young deer) n.
    Tierjung -en n. adj.
    hellbraun adj. n.
    Hirschkalb n.
    Kitz -e n.
    Rehkitz -e n. (on) v.
    schmeicheln v.
    schwänzeln v.
    sich einschmeicheln (bei) v. (upon) v.
    kriechen (vor) v. v.
    rehbraun v.
    werfen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen)

    English-german dictionary > fawn

  • 2 cringe

    intransitive verb
    zusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschen

    cringe at something — bei etwas zusammenzucken

    cringe 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]
    vi
    1. (cower) sich akk ducken
    she \cringed away from the blow sie duckte sich, um dem Schlag auszuweichen
    to \cringe back in terror ängstlich zusammenzucken
    2. (shiver) schaudern; (feel uncomfortable)
    we all \cringed with embarrassment das war uns allen furchtbar peinlich
    * * *
    [krIndZ]
    vi
    1) (= shrink back) zurückschrecken (at vor +dat); (fig) schaudern

    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

    2) (= humble oneself, fawn) katzbuckeln, kriechen (to vor +dat)

    to go cringing to sb —

    a cringing person cringing behaviour — ein Kriecher m kriecherisches Benehmen

    * * *
    cringe [krındʒ]
    A v/i
    a) zusammenzucken (bei),
    b) zurückschrecken (vor dat)
    2. fig kriechen, katzbuckeln (beide pej) ( beide:
    before, to vor dat)
    B s
    a) kriecherische Höflichkeit
    b) kriecherische Verbeugung
    * * *
    intransitive verb
    zusammenzucken; [Hund:] sich ducken, kuschen

    cringe 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)

    English-german dictionary > cringe

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