cringing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cringing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cringe [Am krɪndʒ, Brit krɪn(d)ʒ] VB intr

1. cringe (shrink, cower):

cringe dog/victim:

encogerse

to cringe at sth I cringed at his jokes

sus chistes me hacían sentir vergüenza ajena or me hacían pensar 'tierra trágame'

I cringe at the thought of speaking in public

me muero de vergüenza de solo pensar en hablar en público

2. cringe (grovel):

cringe

arrastrarse

his cringing behavior makes me sick

su actitud servil or rastrera me da asco

to cringe before sb

arrastrarse ante alguien

cringe-making [ˈkrɪndʒˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

cringe-making → cringeworthy

See also cringeworthy

cringeworthy [Am ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌwərði, Brit ˈkrɪndʒwəːði] ADJ inf

cringeworthy

para morirse de vergüenza

cringeworthy

para morirse de pena LatAm excl CSur

cringing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cringing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cringe [krɪndʒ] VB intr

1. cringe inf (shrink):

cringe

encogerse

to cringe with embarrassment at sth

morirse de vergüenza por algo

2. cringe (lower):

cringe

humillarse

to cringe before sb

arrastrarse ante alguien

Translations for cringing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rastrero (-a)

cringing

encogerse (persona)

to cringe

cringing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cringe with embarrassment at sth

morirse de vergüenza por algo

to cringe before sb

arrastrarse ante alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He leaves, cringing and pleading for imaginary attackers to stop as he goes.

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I sat in my swivel chair at the conference room table cringing.

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Shyness or cringing in the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country.

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We were all in it together - laughing, cringing, absently checking our email and wondering if we'd miss those two hours later in life.

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Its crassness, its cringing literalness -- its baffling incomprehension.

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I'm not cringing about it, but it's not my favorite piece.

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