cringe

se recroqueviller, reculer

Reculer ou se faire tout petit par peur, dégoût ou gêne.

En anglais simple : To pull back or make your body smaller because you feel afraid, disgusted, or embarrassed.

• She cringed in fear.
• I cringe when I hear that awful noise.
• He cringed at the memory of his embarrassing speech.

Comment l'utiliser : cringe at something (I cringed at the horrible noise.); cringe away from someone/something (The child cringed away from the angry man.)

Synonymes : flinch, recoil, cower

Expressions courantes : cringe in fear, cringe at something, cringe away

mouvement de recul, tressaillement

Geste de recul ou de repli du corps causé par la peur, le dégoût ou la gêne.

En anglais simple : A movement of pulling back or making your body smaller because of fear, disgust, or embarrassment.

• He reacted with a cringe.
• A slight cringe showed how embarrassed she felt.
• I noticed his involuntary cringe as the needle approached.

Synonymes : flinch, recoil

Expressions courantes : a slight cringe, a visible cringe, with a cringe