cringing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cringing in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. cringe (physically):

cringe

avoir un mouvement de recul

to make sb cringe

provoquer un mouvement de recul chez qn

2. cringe (in embarrassment):

cringe

avoir envie de rentrer sous terre

to make sb cringe

donner envie à qn de rentrer sous terre

3. cringe (grovel):

cringe

se comporter de manière servile

4. cringe (in disgust):

it makes me cringe

ça me hérisse

II.cringing ADJ

cringing

servile

cringe-making [Am ˈkrɪndʒˌmeɪkɪŋ] ADJ

cringe-making speech, comment:

cringe-making

à te faire rentrer sous terre

Translations for cringing in the French»English Dictionary

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to make sb cringe

cringing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cringing in the English»French Dictionary

cringe [krɪndʒ] VB intr

1. cringe (physically):

cringe

avoir un mouvement de recul

2. cringe inf (embarrassment):

cringe

avoir envie de rentrer sous terre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

rabble.ca

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.independent.ie

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

www.lifehacker.com.au