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flinch vi ( psychologically) hésiter ; ( physically) tressaillir ; without flinching sans broncher ; to flinch from doing sth hésiter à faire qch ; to flinch at tiquer sur [criticism, insult etc]. -
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flinch [flɪntʃ](a) (wince, with pain) tressaillir;∎ without flinching sans broncher∎ to flinch from one's duty/obligations reculer devant son devoir/ses obligations;∎ she didn't flinch from doing her duty elle n'a pas reculé devant son devoir;∎ she flinched at the thought l'idée l'a fait reculer
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