German-English translation for "furchtsam"

"furchtsam" English translation

furchtsam
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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timid, timorous, fearful
furchtsam
Adverb | adverb adv

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timidly
er ist furchtsam wie ein Hase
he is as timid as a rabbit
er ist furchtsam wie ein Hase
They're always beautiful and rich, and awfully scared.
Sie sind immer ganz verdammt schön und reich und schrecklich furchtsam.
Source: Books
At last Tom rose slowly and softly, and started alone.
Schließlich erhob sich Tom leise und furchtsam und schlich allein davon.
Source: Books
He had seen a hunted and helpless rabbit look as she did, with a gun levelled at its head.
Er fing einen suchenden, hilflosen, furchtsamen Blick auf, der wie eine Kugel sein Herz durchbohrte.
Source: Books
It was the democracies' fear that made Hitler smell blood.
Hitler fühlte sich stark, weil die Demokratien so furchtsam waren.
Source: Europarl
The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
Der furchtsame Soldat wurde von schrecklichen Albträumen gequält.
Source: Tatoeba
And Europe- it cannot be denied- has produced nothing but a cowardly silence on this matter to date.
Bis heute ist hierzu aus Europa mit Verlaub gesagt nur furchtsames Schweigen zu vernehmen.
Source: Europarl
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