English-German translation for "cringe"

"cringe" German translation

cringe
[krindʒ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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schaudern sich ducken, sich zusammenkrümmen kriecherisch schmeicheln, kriechen zusammenfahren, -zucken
  • schaudern
    cringe with embarrassment
    cringe with embarrassment
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  • sich ducken, sich (zusammen)krümmen (especially | besondersbesonders aus Fruchtor | oder od Unterwürfigkeit)
    cringe cower
    cringe cower
  • kriecherisch schmeicheln, kriechen (to vordative (case) | Dativ dat)
    cringe fawn figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    cringe fawn figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • zusammenfahren, -zucken
    cringe flinch
    cringe flinch
  • cringe syn vgl. → see „fawn“
    cringe syn vgl. → see „fawn“
cringe
[krindʒ]noun | Substantiv s

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kriecherische Höflichkeit, Speichelleckerei
Jegliche Erwähnung des Wortes Kerneuropa da draußen macht mich schaudern.
I cringe at any talk about ‘ core Europe outside ’.
Source: Europarl
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